“EPB’s handout: Bo Watson’s bill harms consumers, kills competition”
Chattanooga Free Press: “Should area customers of Comcast and other cable and telecommunications providers be forced, by state law, to pay higher rates for cable, telephone and Internet service to...
View ArticleCitizens Against Government Waste Letter
The Honorable Ron Ramsey Lt. Governor and Senate Speaker Tennessee General Assembly 1 Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN 37243-0219 Dear Lt. Governor Ramsey, On behalf of the more than 21,522 members and...
View ArticleTaxpayers Protection Alliance Letter
Representative Barry Doss 301 6th Avenue North Suite 106 War Memorial Bldg. Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Rep. Doss, On behalf of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance I urge you to defeat House Bill 1111,...
View ArticleAmericans for Tax Reform Letter
Tennessee Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Sen. Jack Johnson, Chair Tennessee House Business and Utilities Committee Rep. Pat Marsh, Chair Dear Chairman Johnson and Chairman Marsh, I write in strong...
View Article“Editorial: Freedom to Connect Act is better deal for Tennessee consumers”
KnoxNews.com: “Tennessee’s utilities are dueling with cable and telephone companies in the state Legislature over the price utilities charge for stringing wire on their poles. “The bill pushed by the...
View ArticleInstitute for Policy Innovation Letter
The Honorable Art Swann Chairman, House Business and Industry Subcommittee Tennessee Legislature Nashville, Tennessee Chairman Swann, We understand that soon you will be undertaking a review of...
View Article“Poll Taxes are Evil. So are ‘Pole Taxes.’”
BlueCollarMuse.com: “Look out the window and chances are you see a power pole. Depending on where you live and who you do business with, that pole is about to cost you money. “When first erected, poles...
View Article“Tennessee’s Pole Attachment Tax is High Enough Already”
Fort Mill Times: “WASHINGTON — Today at 1:30 PM CST the Tennessee General Assembly will hold a hearing on S.B. 1222, which would increase the annual tax charged to cable and telecommunications...
View Article“Pole positions: Comcast blasts EPB-backed bill that could raise fees on...
Chattanooga Times Free Press: “Chattanooga-area cable customers could see their bills rise more than $13 per year under a worst-case scenario if a new law is approved by state legislators. “The law...
View Article“Tennessee Senate Committee Approves Fee Hike On Broadband Internet”
Chattanoogan.com: “The Tennessee Senate Commerce Committee had voted 8-0 for a 94 percent fee increase that private broadband providers would have to pay to the state’s government owned utilities and...
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