Lawmakers Call for Permanent Ban on Internet Access Taxes

Several lawmakers want a permanent ban on Internet access taxes, Reuters reported.

While sidestepping the question of whether Internet sales should be taxed, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Chris Cox, a Republican, said they would get to work on a bill that would make permanent the existing ban on Internet taxes.

The ban prohibits taxes on Internet traffic. So states and other municipalities cannot tax Internet access fees or Internet traffic.