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California abandons plan to tax text messages

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California has dropped plans to place a tax on text messages.

Officials with the California Public Utilities Commission said a new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission prevents the state from putting taxes on text messages.

A Dec. 12 FCC rule classifies text messages as an "information service" — not a "telecommunications service."

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