Interesting article on CNET News.com: FCC Approves Net-Wiretapping Taxes, by Declan McCullagh & Anne Broache:
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to levy what likely will amount to wiretapping taxes on companies, municipalities and universities, saying it would create an incentive for them to keep costs down and that it was necessary to fight the war on terror. Universities have estimated their cost to be about $7 billion.
