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Article: DISH Network and DIRECTV File Suit Against Ohio For Passing Discriminatory Satellite-Only Sales Tax; Permanent Injunction Against Enforcement of 6 Percent Satellite-Only Tax Sought on State and Federal Constitutional Grounds.
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- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- June 26, 2003
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EchoStar Satellite Corporation and its DISH Network, and DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's largest providers of satellite television services, this afternoon filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio for passing a discriminatory 6 percent sales tax for satellite television service, which Ohio Gov. Bob Taft signed into law earlier today. The sales tax was not imposed on local cable television services, even though satellite television companies compete with incumbent cable operators in the same market. The lawsuit was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio.
The suit seeks a declaratory judgment holding that the satellite-only tax is unconstitutional ...