Promotes and funds public media and digital equity in Washington through a tax on telecommunications services.
The bill establishes a public media broadcaster program and a digital equity program to promote and fund noncommercial media and digital access in Washington. It imposes a 20-cent monthly tax on radio access lines, switched access lines, and interconnected voice over internet protocol service lines. The tax proceeds fund grants for public media broadcasters and digital equity initiatives.
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