CTIA Slams Proposed Connecticut Tax Increase

CTIA said a proposed consumption tax increase in Connecticut, which would also apply to wireless services and products, would hurt consumers. State lawmakers are to consider a budget Thursday that would close a two-year $3.5 billion budget deficit. Jamie Hastings, senior vice president-external and state affairs, said Wednesday that “wireless service is already highly taxed.” Consumers there face a $1 surcharge per subscriber per month.