Two of Maryland's largest jurisdictions did not overstep their
> authority by imposing cell phone fees, the state tax court has ruled.
Ok, who here believes that a "state tax court", operated by the state, paid for by state _tax revenue_, is a disinterested party? Do I see a single hand out there?
It will indeed be interesting to see what happens if the cellcos bring a similar action in a federal court. I can see plenty of causes (although I most assuredly wouldn't bet on any of them succeeding).
Disclosure: I'm not only a cellular customer, I also own stock in one of the companies.
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