Englewood, Colo., and EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 24, 2008 – "DISH Network and DIRECTV applaud Chairwoman Sanchez and all the members of the House Judiciary's Commercial and Administrative Law subcommittee who this morning overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act.

"Today's vote was a victory for all consumers, satellite and cable alike, who want to chose their video provider based on price, quality and customer service not based on which one has a lower state sales tax. The bill, sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), allows states to tax any pay TV service so long as the tax is equal across all providers. DIRECTV and DISH Network look forward to working with a growing list of supporters to enact this bipartisan, common sense bill into law this year."

H.R. 3679 gains momentum in the US Congress
On 2/14/08 the House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee convened a hearing on discriminatory state sales taxes unfairly impacting satellite TV subscribers. Take Action and help advance this consumer friendly legislation through Congress.

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