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FCC commissioner: Expect a broadband Internet tax

By Rudy Takala
Published March 2, 2016 6:50pm ET
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FCC commissioner: Expect a broadband Internet tax
The proposal's own Democratic author was skeptical, saying the proposal had become "too complicated." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The federal government cannot afford the subsidies being poured into telecommunication services, unless it’s planning to impose a new tax on broadband Internet Service, a member of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.

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