Talking Points
05/29/2008 - Read the talking points on HR 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act.

Blessing Dishes Up Plan, Wants to End Satellite Sales Tax
07/03/2008

Blessing Seeks Repeal of Sales Tax on Satellite TV, Says It Would Avoid Returns of Millions in Revenue
07/02/2008

DIRECTV and DISH Network Welcome Bill to Repeal Unfair Satellite TV Tax
07/02/2008

Lawmaker Proposes Cancelling a State Tax on Satellite TV
07/2008

Hearing on H.R. 3679, the "State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007"
02/25/2008 - Supplemental Submission on behalf of DIRECTV, Inc. and DISH Network before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (pdf) .

Statement On the State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007
02/14/2008 - Read the statement by Mike Palkovic, Executive Vice President, Operations, DIRECTV Group, Inc., on the "State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007."

DIRECTV, Inc. and DISH Network
02/14/2008 - View the full testimony of Mike Palkovic, Executive Vice President, Operations, DIRECTV, Inc. on behalf of DIRECTV, Inc. and DISH Network before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on HR 3679, the "State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007"

Americans for Tax Reform
11/02/2007 - Read the letter from ATR to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.

DIRECTV and EchoStar Applaud Ohio Tax Decision
10/17/2007 - Read the press release here.

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)
10/15/2007 - See the letter from NRTC to the House Judiicary Committee in support for H.R. 3679, The State Video Tax Fairness Act, sponsored by Reps. Conyers, Cannon, Boucher and Franks.

National Taxpayers Union
10/09/2007 - View the letter, "Protect Taxpayers by Passing the State Video Tax Fairness Act!" written by NTU to Members of Congress.

Media Access Project
08/02/2007 - View the letter from the Media Access Project (MAP) to the House Judiciary Committee, supporting the enactment of a pay-TV non-discrimination principle.

Consumer's Union
07/30/2007 - See the letter from the Consumer's Union to Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers requesting the Congress work to protect consumers from discriminatory cost increases imposed on satellite-TV and other video subscribers.

The Failure of Cable Deregulation
08/01/2003 - See a U.S. PIRG study on cable deregulation and rising cable rates (pdf).

Commission Releases Report on Cable Industry Prices
12/15/1997 - View an FCC survey on Cable Rates which found that the average monthly rate rose by 8.7% between 1995 and 1996 and 9.6% between 1996 and 1997.