Women Impacting Public Policy Healthcare Event
Join us for the Healthcare: Policy, Trends and Opportunities Event – in Seattle, WA on July 8th. The event is hosted by Women Impacting Public Policy and will be an in-depth look at the new healthcare law, trends and opportunities for business and innovation in the healthcare sector.
Can we trust the FCC to regulate the internet?
The FCC’s track record is pretty clear. From objectionable song lyrics, to shock radio programs, what the FCC decides they don’t like they simply regulate and drive it out. Now some want them to regulate the internet. Seriously?
Will regualtion improve access to broadband?
How does government regulation of the Internet modeled after telephone laws from 1930’s expedite or improve access? What is the problem that is being fixed by the FCC’s involvement in the Internet?
WE MUST DRIVE INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND
Check out this great editorial from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, investment is vital to get broadband to ALL communities:
Internet oversight is needed, but not in the form of FCC regulation
The WA Post nails it here – a “light regulatory approach…” & “Transparency and predictability are essential…”
Cell Phones Are Multiplying, and So Are Cell Phone Taxes
Great piece from the Tax Foundation. Its a couple years old, but lately cell phone taxes are the first place legislators are looking for revenue — the message is relevant today.
FCC Unveils National Broadband Plan
Exciting news, great step toward 100% deployment.
Click here to learn more.
Washington: Say 'no' to more utility taxes
The Washington State Legislature is again considering adding up to 6% on your utility bills. This includes water, sewer, power, gas, cable and telecom (including your wireless phone). HB 3179 will cost Washington citizens nearly half a billion dollars — no small sum. This bill creates an unnecessary burden on working families and small businesses by taxing your wireless service, something more and more families and businesses rely on.
We need you to contact your legislator today and demand that they vote NO on HB 3179 — or any other legislation that contains new taxes on your cell phone (or other utilities).
Remind them that:
- The vast majority of businesses and consumers in Washington rely on wireless for their communications needs. New taxes only increase the barriers to access for some consumers and discourage new investment for improvements in service for existing consumers.
- Wireless consumers currently pay more than double (15% nationally) the average tax rate for all consumer goods (6%).
- In Washington, we already pay the 2nd highest tax rate in the country for our wireless service (20.62%) — enough is enough.
- This tax hits everyone — this includes the 81% of the Washington consumers that carry a wireless device and all small businesses that use wireless devices (or any other utility). New taxes in our current economic environment (unemployment up to 9.5%) will inflict additional harm costing jobs and economic growth.
CLICK HERE to send a message to your legislator TODAY!
This bill is moving fast and they need to hear from you TODAY!
Net Neutrality will slow the flow of business and commerce
The internet is growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, this year 20 US homes using modern technology will use the same volume of traffic as the ENTIRE internet from 1995, according to the Internet Innovation Alliance. That growth has provided jobs (77,000 new jobs in 2008), and grown our economy. Is now the time to be pushing for stringent government regulation of such a successful enterprise?
Read more in Washington Times click here
Oregon's Tax Rate HIGHEST in the Country
Oregon’s tax rate will soon be the HIGHEST in the country at 46.24%, Unemployment in the top 10 (at 11.3%) and Portland & Keizer are seeking new taxes?!
