POTS was allowed to have taxation without representation attached to it, so that was seen as a legal way to charge any fee or tax that officials want. Believe it or not, with the taxes/fees on telephone anything goes. If they wanted to add a health care tax/fee, or anything else, it just takes a swipe of the pen. It is only limited by imagination so don't be surprised when the tax on phone service is 100% + of the service itself. VOIP was left alone for awhile, but there is no way they were going to give that up forever. Mobile carriers will more than likely be the next target.