So they can pay for phones for the indigent. Fortunately, the FCC ruled that texts are not subject to telecommunications regulations. So they may avoid it.
I don’t want to give anyone ideas, but a tax per text would generate a massive amount of revenue. Either it would single-handedly pull California back into the black or empty the state of tax payers entirely.
For the record - it appears Cali wants a flat tax in texting service, not per-text tax.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/californi...ral-regulators