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and remit the tax based on the provisions of section 1817,
subsection 2.

 
6.__Generally.__This section does not limit a person's
obligation to pay sales or use tax to a state in which a digital
good, computer software or taxable service is concurrently
available for use.__This section does not limit a person's
ability to claim a credit pursuant to section 1862 for sales or
use tax legally due and paid in another taxing jurisdiction.__The
provisions of this section do not apply to computer software
received in person by a business purchaser at a business location
of the seller.__As used in this section, "computer software"
includes, without limitation, computer software delivered
electronically, by load and leave or in tangible form.

 
Sec. 47. 36 MRSA §2015, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 701, §8 and
affected by §10, is repealed.

 
Sec. 48. 36 MRSA §2551, sub-§§1-C to 1-G are enacted to read:

 
1-C. Ancillary services. "Ancillary services" means services
that are associated with or incidental to the provision of
telecommunications services, including, but not limited to,
conference bridging service, detailed telecommunications billing
service, directory assistance, vertical service and voice mail
services.

 
1-D. Call-by-call basis. "Call-by-call basis" means any method
of charging for telecommunications services by which the price is
measured by individual calls.

 
1-E. Conference bridging service. "Conference bridging
service" means an ancillary service that links 2 or more
participants of an audio or video conference call and may include
the provision of a telephone number. "Conference bridging
service" does not include the telecommunications services used to
reach the conference bridge.

 
1-F. Detailed telecommunications billing service. "Detailed
telecommunications billing service" means an ancillary service of
separately stating information pertaining to individual calls on
a customer's billing statement.

 
1-G. Directory assistance. "Directory assistance" means an
ancillary service of providing either telephone number
information or address information or both.

 
Sec. 49. 36 MRSA §2551, sub-§§5-A, 5-B and 6-A are enacted to read:


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