



KIDS AND WIRELESS STATS
41. In a national consumer study, 62% were aware that wireless carriers offer parental controls that allow parents to restrict a child’s cellphone use and place limits on a child’s wireless Internet access, texting and downloading.41TAXES AND FEES STATS
43. The average taxes and fees imposed on wireless consumers is more than 16.3%, compared to an average general business tax of 7.4%.43Last Updated: June 2011
41 MyWireless.org Annual Survey, 2011.
42 CTIA and Harris Interactive Study, “Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged” available at http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/research/index.cfm/AID/1148.
43 Mackey, Scott. A Growing Burden: Taxes and Fees On Wireless Service. 2011.
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