New Internet Taxes from the UN and ITU?

There is a proposal to impose taxes for build out of the Internet infrastructure in remote parts of the globe.  While on the surface this may sound appealing to help those less fortunate, it turns out this is actually an attempt by frustrated international government officials to impose collection of excessive fees for telecom and data usages.  Traditionally, excessive fees and taxes have been charged in the past for phone calls.  But with the advance of Internet and Voice over IP solutions (e.g., Skype) the collection of large usage fees collections have dramatically eroded.  There are a host of problems brought forth by the new proposal to tax Internet usage.  Most fundamental of these are the negative impact on the free flow of information with remote users essentially isolating those who need that free flow to counter the repressive regime in power.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57449375-83/u.n-could-tax-u.s.-based-web-sites-leaked-docs-show/