[Petronski]

No, I was thinking more of a usage tax per call, per customer.

That's an attempt to ransom my peace and quiet: the bastards can call me unless I pay a Federal fee? I thought you were trying to avoid unnecessary Federal intervention...

[Indy Pendance]

Sorry, I'm not making myself clear. A tax on the user, a usage tax. You would be charged, for example, 3 cents per call, payable to the government, of course, automatically included in your phone bill, kind of like everything else.

[Indy Pendance]

I guess, my point was, if the government charged a tax per call, the telemarketers who called your home, or cell, or work, would be charged a per charge call, and likewise, regular households and businesses would be charged per their calls. If, the government opted to charge a per phone call tax, they'd never would have agreed to a do not call list, it would reduce their revenue. And I would be against that.