Government
Nov. 10, 2026
Judge splits ruling in $3.8 million San Francisco telecom tax dispute
A judge ruled that San Francisco's Access Line Tax applies to lines without emergency or outbound calling capabilities but sided with Bandwidth on the ordinance's definition of a service supplier.
A San Francisco Superior Court judge issued a split ruling Monday in a $3.8 million tax dispute between telecommunications company Bandwidth Inc. and the city, siding with the company on a key question involving wholesale services while upholding the city's authority to tax certain telephone lines.
Judge Jeffrey S. Ross ruled on competing motions for summary adjudication in Bandwidth's lawsuit seeking a refund of $3,813,131.15 in Access Line Tax payments made under protest...
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