New York
Wireless Facts
| Subscribers: | 16,395,371 |
| Population: | 19,394,013 |
| Percentage of Wireless Consumers: | 85% |
| Wireless-Only Households: | 12.8% |
Industry in New York
| Service Providers: | 8 (in urban areas) |
| Wireless Employees in the State: | 2,687 |
| Average Annual Wireless Payroll: | $204,071,000 |
| Average Annual Wireless Employee Wage: | $75,940 |
Wireless Subscriber Growth
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Wireless Tax Rate
- State-Local Rate
- 16.05%
- Federal Rate
- 5.05%
- Combined Monthly Tax Rate
- 21.10%
- Rank Nationally
- 4th
Breakdown
- State Sales Tax (Intrastate and Monthly Access) 4.00%
- Local Sales Tax (New York City, 4.125%, and Albany, 4%) 4.06%
- Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (New York City and Surrounding Counties) Sales Tax (New York City, .25%, Albany, 0%) 0.13%
- State Excise Tax (186e), (Mobile Telecom Service - includes interstate) 2.50%
- Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (New York City and Surrounding Counties) Excise/Surcharge (186e), (New York City and Surrounding Counties - 0.6%, Albany, 0%) 0.30%
- Local Utility Gross Receipts Tax (New York City, 86% of 2.36%, Albany, 1%) 1.51%
- State Wireless 9-1-1 ($1.20 per month) 2.40%
- Local Wireless 9-1-1 (30 cents per month, NYC and Most Counties) 0.60%
- Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (New York City and Surrounding Counties) Surcharge (184), (New York City, 0.13%, Albany, no tax) 0.07%
- New York Franchise Tax (184) 0.38%
- School District Utility Tax (Up to 3%, no tax in New York City and Albany) 0.00%
Federal Wireless
Issues
Helpful State
Legislative Links
- State Homepage link: www.state.ny.us
- Legislature link: public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi
- Governor’s link: www.state.ny.us/governor
All Information Compiled from the Following Sources:
- Dr. Robert Roche, CTIA-The Wireless Association’s Vice President for Research, Washington, D.C., http://www.ctia.org.
- Scott Mackey, Partner and Economist, Kimbell Sherman Ellis, LLP, Montpelier, VT, http://www.ksefocus.com/why-kse/people/scott-mackey, from Tax Analysts, Special Report, State Tax Notes, February, 2008, “Excessive Taxes and Fees on Wireless Service: Recent Trends,” by Scott Mackey.
- Federal Communications Commission, FCC’s Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, July 2009, “Local Telephone Competition: Status as of June 30, 2008,” http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-292193A1.pdf.
- Data on employment and wages by state are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Employment and Wages (CEW) at http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=en. The wireless industry data is retrievable through NAICS 5172 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers.
- The data on state population and household income is available via drop down menu from the Fact Sheets available from the U.S. Census Fact Finder page, at http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en.