That's a pretty common argument every time Dish starts adding government-imposed taxes or fees on customer's bills. I think Dish has shown that they in fact dispute and/or fight having to include these taxes many years ago but the government doesn't back down. I still believe that Dish has smarter accountants or lawyers who investigate these things and decide that they have to include them or not. They sure aren't pocketing the money ! It's way too easy to get caught.
I contacted my state rep about that too and her logic behind it was laughable. I'm actually convinced she had zero knowledge of the law that I was talking about.
