there is already a tax on phones, not they are merely separating each function the phone can do with the same bandwidth and taxing it. Here is a great resource for understanding just how much we are already taxed to use our cell phones [1]. Table 6 may shock you.
of course it is passed onto consumers, all taxes are. embedded taxation is how governments are able to put large tax loads on a populace without them realizing it.
of course it is passed onto consumers, all taxes are. embedded taxation is how governments are able to put large tax loads on a populace without them realizing it.
[1] https://taxfoundation.org/cell-phone-taxes-2018/