The U.S. Senate has approves a seven year Internet tax ban extension
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation extending a moratorium on state Internet access taxes for seven years.
With only days left before the Internet tax ban was set to expire, the Senate reached a compromise between lawmakers who proposed a shorter extension and those who insisted it should be made permanent.
"By keeping the Internet tax-free and affordable, Congress can encourage Internet use for distance learning, telemedicine, commerce and other important services," Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, of Alaska, said in a statement on Thursday night.
The vote came about two weeks after the House of Representatives approved a four-year extension of the Internet tax ban.
The two chambers must work out their differences on the bill before a final version can be approved and signed by President George W. Bush.
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