On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Joseph M. Reagle Jr. wrote:
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1996 JUL 30 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. Tacoma, Washington, has just gained the distinction of being the only municipality in the United States to tax Internet Access providers (IAPs) like telephone service providers.
Hawaii has been taxing this (and everything else incl. collected taxes, food & medical) for years :-( calling it a "general excise tax" #include <standard.disclaimer> _ __ __ _____ ____ / | / /__ / /_/ ___/__ _______/ __/__ _____ / |/ / _ \/ __/\__ \/ / / / ___/ /_/ _ \/ ___/ / /| / __/ /_ ___/ / /_/ / / / __/ __/ / ================/_/=|_/\___/\__//____/\__,_/_/==/_/==\___/_/===============