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Article: DIRECTV and DISH Network Request Refund From North Carolina for Discriminatory Taxes on Satellite TV Customers.

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June 30, 2003
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RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003

Satellite TV vs. Cable Debate Heats Up; Satellite Providers Intend to

File Lawsuit if Refund is Not Obtained for Customers in 90 Days

DIRECTV, Inc. and EchoStar Satellite Corporation and its DISH Network, the nation's leading providers of satellite TV services, are challenging the discriminatory taxes imposed on direct broadcast satellite (DBS) customers by North Carolina.

These sales taxes are not imposed on local cable television services, even though satellite television companies compete with incumbent cable operators in the ...

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