Prepaid cell phone tax gets unanimous approval
Article from The Oregonian:
SALEM – Oregon lawmakers found a tax they could agree on Friday.
In a unanimous vote, the Senate gave final passage to a bill that establishes a tax on prepaid cell phones, with the money going toward 9-1-1 emergency services.
“The use of prepaid cell phones has grown and grown,” said Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland. But it took years to figure out a way to tax them, primarily because of disagreements over how the tax would be collected.
The breakthrough came this year, when all parties sat down and figured out a method that starts with collecting the tax from phone companies, then transitions to customers paying when they buy the phone.
Under the House Bill 4055, which now heads to Gov. John Kitzhaber, phone comp…………………continues on The Oregonian
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MyRatePlan.com announces annual ranking of best prepaid cell phone plans
Article from The Denver Channel:
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Cell phone industry experts from MyRatePlan.com, the leading cell phone plan comparison site on the web, has released its annual ranking of the best prepaid cell phone plans.
To create their ranking, the analysts from MyRatePlan took into account a number of criteria including monthly cost, amount of minutes, data, and messages, service coverage, customer ratings, and expert opinions.
Consumers are switching by the thousands to prepaid cell phone plans because of the cost savings they realize by making the switch and because they are not required to sign a 2-year contract.
With AT&T and T-Mobile now offering their regular plans, this trend shows no sign of slowing down.
There are so many cell phone providers out there, however, that it can be hard to know which one offers the best plan for each consumer. MyRatePlan aims to take the guesswork out of choosing a plan.
Here are the best prepaid cell phone plans currently available, ranked by MyRatePlan.com:
1. Straight Talk Unlimited Plan – For the second straight year, the Straight Talk Unlimited Plan is this year’s top choice for the category of bes…………………continues on The Denver Channel
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