Modem tax
Appearance
The modem tax is a hoax dating back to the days of bulletin board systems stating the Federal Communications Commission or the United States Congress intends to impose a tax on modem use.[1] The FCC has described it as an urban myth.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FACT CHECK: Internet Access Charges". Snopes.com. October 24, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "73 Computer-Related Terms in Spanish You Should Learn". Urbanlegends.about.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
Categories:
- Broadcasting in the United States
- Communications in the United States
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Communications Commission litigation
- Radio in the United States
- Telecommunications in the United States
- Television in the United States
- United States communications regulation
- United States federal communications legislation
- United States government navigational boxes
- 1980s in the United States
- Hoaxes in the United States
- Internet hoaxes
- Taxation in the United States
- Internet stubs
- Tax stubs