Japan Considers Taxing of WiFi 223
DoktorTomoe writes "According to an article at Asia Pacific Media Network, Japan plans to introduce a fee for using WLan. The changes necessary for such taxation could be made as early as 2005. "
"I've seen it. It's rubbish." -- Marvin the Paranoid Android
Not sure how they could do it (Score:1, Informative)
I'm interested to see how they figure this one out, but I must say...this reminds me of the chainmails of a few years back that claimed the U.S. Government was going to tax email.....
tax would be on *hardware*, RTFA! (Score:5, Informative)
They're talking about an extra tax on wifi hardware, not on "usage" per se. The tax would be at time of sale. RTFA, people.
Re:Tax everything (Score:4, Informative)
of Michael Faraday. Gladstone asked Faraday whether he thought this esoteric substance called "electricity" would ever have any practical uses. Faraday's reply was, "ONE DAY, SIR YOU WILL TAX IT."
From Editorial in Science 26:735 11 Feb 1994 by Daniel E. Koshland
Jr.
Re:Tax everything (Score:2, Informative)
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it.
If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Those are his words.