Telecommunications

Statistical Review of Telecom Industry Taxes and Phone Rates

1. Overview - Narrative discussion of industry taxes and service rates

2. Table 1 -  State and Local Tax as a percent of total revenue

3. Table 2 -  Comparison of Phone rates and Taxes

4. Table 3 - Verizon claim versus realistic overview

The Economic Impact of House Bill 2408 - A research paper to Mayor Menino prepared by the City of Boston Assessing Department.

Review the Telecom Legislation - Use this link to read the text of the telecommunications bill.

Review the Telecommunications Legislation Worksheets - The Massachusetts Municipal Association with the support of the MAAO and many cities and towns is supporting legislation that will clean up some of the loopholes in the personal property tax laws for telecommunications property. Use this link to review your worksheet or those of other cities and towns.

Download sample Interrogatories and Requests for Production of documents. Use the links below to download these files in your desired format. Download the word documents by clicking the hyperlink and saving the document. Use the acrobat files for internet viewing.

Telecom Fact Sheet

Boston Policy Statement

Sample Resolution

MAAO Telecom Presentation