"Americans are in love with their cellphones. But perhaps no one loves their cellphones more than the federal, state, and local governments.
The government, after all, has pounced on the increasing trend of greater and greater wireless service usage. Today, it is one of the most highly taxed products and becoming a revenue gold-mine for state and local governments. A new report released by the Tax Foundation, “Wireless Tax Burdens Rise for the Second Straight Year in 2016,” finds that cellphone taxes now equal...."
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/10/the-government-could-make-your-cellphone-cheaper-but-it-refuses-to
The government, after all, has pounced on the increasing trend of greater and greater wireless service usage. Today, it is one of the most highly taxed products and becoming a revenue gold-mine for state and local governments. A new report released by the Tax Foundation, “Wireless Tax Burdens Rise for the Second Straight Year in 2016,” finds that cellphone taxes now equal...."
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/10/the-government-could-make-your-cellphone-cheaper-but-it-refuses-to