CSE Announces Opposition to Rhode Island Cell Tax

Rhode Island politicians want to RAISE YOUR CELL PHONE TAX! Specifically,
they want to raise the E-911 tax on your monthly bill to $1.26 per month, or
possibly even higher! Why? They claim that the extra funds collected will go to improving the state’s E-911 emergency response system. Incredibly though, the current cell phone tax already generates more than enough money to pay for E-911 operations, as well as the proposed improvements.

Instead of being used for E-911 improvements, some of the new funds will likely be diverted to fund other departments and programs — AGAIN. That’s right! For years, that’s exactly what Rhode Island legislators have been doing with surplus E-911 cell phone tax revenue. In 2002 alone, the state used $10 million from the E-911 fund for other purposes!

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