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Published: June 5, 2007
Telecom, cable consumers dial up hefty sales taxes, fees on services
Amounts are twice what are charged for other products, institute reports.
By Jim Stafford
The tax burden on U.S. telephone and cable television subscribers averages $20.51 per month, or 13.52 percent of the average combined monthly bill of $151.67, according to a newly released study.

Consumers of telephone and cable services pay taxes and fees that are twice as high as the average sales tax on other products, the Heartland and Beacon Hill institutes said in a news release.

The average U.S. househ...

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