DISH Network and DIRECTV File Lawsuit in North Carolina

[silversurfer]

DISH Network and DIRECTV File Lawsuit in North Carolina, Claiming Sales Tax on Satellite TV Customers is Unconstitutional
Wednesday October 1, 9:00 am ET
Lawsuit, Similar to Ones in Ohio and Tennessee, Seeks to Abolish Tax That Favors Incumbent Cable Operators


RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DIRECTV, Inc. and EchoStar Satellite Corporation and its DISH Network, the nation's largest providers of satellite TV services, have filed a lawsuit against North Carolina as part of a nationwide campaign to challenge unfair taxing policies that discriminate against satellite TV providers while benefiting local cable TV firms.

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[marko]

All right, maybe i will get a refund. Always hated seeing tax on my satellite bill.

 

[Stargazer]

I think its wrong for satellite to get taxed and not cable. That is just one of many things that is imposed on satellite that is not imposed on cable in which are unfair.