THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, Attorney General for the State of New York, et al., Respondents,
v.
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. et al., Appellants.
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Argued September 9, 2015.
Decided October 20, 2015.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Kannon K Shanmugam , of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, Dane H. Butswinkas , of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, David S. Blatt of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Kenneth J. Brown of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York City ( E. Leo Milonas and David G. Keyko of counsel), for appellants.
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP, New York City ( John G. Nicolich and Roger Cukras of counsel), for Broadband Tax Institute, amicus curiae.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York City ( Lewis J. Liman of counsel), for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, amicus curiae.
Heather C. Briccetti , The Business Council of New York State, Inc., Albany, for The Business Council of New York State, Inc., amicus curiae.
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief JudgeLIPPMAN.
We hold that: (1) the Tax Law imposes sales tax on interstate voice service sold by a mobile provider along with other services for a fixed monthly charge; (2) the statute is unambiguous; (3) the statute is not preempted by federal law; (4) the...
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