This is a recent article from USAToday.com. It has some details about the new court ruling.
An attorney in the article says its not worth the time to apply for these tax refunds. We plan to provide a fast, efficient, and easy method for it. Sign up for our newsletter and we will send you details as they arrive.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-12-cellphone-tax_x.htm
People have already found ways to avoid these taxes. Check out this article on Forbes online where they say if you have a cell phone number from Nevada you could have a tax as low as 1.1%. That alone could easily save a single account user $50 per year depending on where you live.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/06/cz_sw_0606cellphone.html
In Pennsylvania they pay almost 20% in taxes on their cell bills. They stand to get a hefty refund if everything moves through. That state isn't even the highest, Florida and New York are over 22%. If you bill is $100, tack on another 22 bucks for Uncle Sam. The country has an average of 14% for all taxes.
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174910039
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