CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Statement on Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After U.S.Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Thune (R-SD) and U.S.Representatives Lamar Smith (R-TX-21) and Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)introduced the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011,which would prevent unfair state and local taxes to be levied onwireless services and products purchased via the Internet withmobile devices or other Internet connections by establishing anational tax framework, CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Presidentand CEO Steve Largent released the following statement:

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"CTIA and the wireless industry appreciate the leadership ofSenators Wyden and Thune and Congressmen Smith and Cohen forintroducing this legislation as a way to stop the discriminatorytaxes and fees on consumers who purchase items via the Internet. Itmakes no sense to levy additional, and sometimes hidden, state andlocal taxes against items that consumers purchase via the Internetand not in stores. Once passed, this legislation would provide taxadministrators and consumers a better understanding of how music,books and other downloadable products should be taxed. At the sametime, it would continue to encourage digital commerce to flourishand assist the nation's economic recovery and enhance Americaneconomic competitiveness.

"We look forward to working with these sponsors and othersupporters of the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of2011 to get this bill passed, which will provide consumers with somemuch needed clarity and assurances that their online purchases arenot being taxed unfairly."

CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) (www.ctia.org) is aninternational organization representing the wireless communicationsindustry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriersand their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers ofwireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of itsmembers at all levels of government. The association alsocoordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives,and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA wasfounded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC.

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