Editing Net neutrality (section)

===Potentially increased taxes===
FCC commissioner Ajit Pai, who opposed the 2015 Title II reclassification of ISPs, says that the ruling allows new fees and taxes on broadband by subjecting them to telephone-style taxes under the Universal Service Fund. Net neutrality proponent [[Free Press (advocacy group)|Free Press]] writes, "the average potential increase in taxes and fees per household would be far less" than the estimate given by net neutrality opponents, and that if there were to be additional taxes, the tax figure may be around US$4&nbsp;billion. Under favorable circumstances, "the increase would be exactly zero."<ref name="New-Internet-Tax-Claim-Skew-the-Math-and-Confuse-the-Law">{{cite web |url=http://www.freepress.net/blog/2014/12/02/claims-real-net-neutrality-would-result-new-internet-tax-skew-math-and-confuse-law |title=Claims That Real Net Neutrality Would Result in New Internet Tax Skew the Math and Confuse the Law |publisher=Free Press |date=2 December 2014 |access-date=28 February 2015 |author=Wood, Matt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301070752/http://www.freepress.net/blog/2014/12/02/claims-real-net-neutrality-would-result-new-internet-tax-skew-math-and-confuse-law |archive-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Progressive Policy Institute]] claims that Title II could trigger taxes and fees up to $11&nbsp;billion a year.<ref name="Politifact-Net-Neutrality-Tax-Effect-Uncertain">{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/mike-lee/effect-net-neutrality-rules-taxes-uncertain|title=Effect of net neutrality rules on taxes is uncertain|website=[[PolitiFact]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301162235/http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/mike-lee/effect-net-neutrality-rules-taxes-uncertain/|archive-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> Financial website ''Nerd Wallet'' did their own assessment and settled on a possible US$6.25&nbsp;billion tax impact, estimating that the average American household may see their tax bill increase US$67 annually.<ref name="Politifact-Net-Neutrality-Tax-Effect-Uncertain"/>

FCC spokesperson Kim Hart said that the ruling "does not raise taxes or fees. Period."<ref name="Politifact-Net-Neutrality-Tax-Effect-Uncertain" />