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Oregon Bill Extending 9-1-1 Tax to Prepaid Cell Phone Users Falters in Legislature

External News Source March 23, 2011 Industry

By Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian
Original publication date: March 17, 2011

A bill that would require prepaid cell phone users to pay the same tax as other phone users to support the 9-1-1 emergency system appears to be floundering in the Oregon Legislature.

The measure has faced determined opposition from the cell phone industry and may have received a death blow when lawmakers found out this week that the bill would technically be considered a tax increase requiring a three-fifths majority. Learn more.

Read the full story on OregonLive.com.

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