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Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy"
From: Michael.Dillon () btradianz com
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:20:06 +0100
A Cisco ZX GBIC produces a max of 4.77 dBm (or less than 4mw). 4mw corresponds to 35 watt hours in one year.
.035 kwh per year costs 34.5 cents per year using the average US electricity cost in March 2006 of 9.86 cents/kwh. Since the energy flow could be bidirectional, one of the two parties receives a net benefit of up to 34.5 cents. If a broadband provider offers customers a free gift such as a hat, does this make them into a hat retailer for tax purposes? --Michael Dillon
Current thread:
- Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Michael . Dillon (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Bill Woodcock (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Alexander Harrowell (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Owen DeLong (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Roy (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Michael . Dillon (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Bill Woodcock (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Joe Loiacono (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Joseph S D Yao (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Steven M. Bellovin (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Joseph S D Yao (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Jaap Akkerhuis (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Joseph S D Yao (Oct 11)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Michael . Dillon (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Matthew Black (Oct 10)
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- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Fergie (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Simon Lockhart (Oct 10)
- Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy" Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 10)