Here is an update to the #texting surcharge proposal before @californiapuc. pic.twitter.com/6QziYqQKXY — California PUC (@californiapuc) December 15, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: The CPUC has cancelled the January vote on the #TextTax! You can bet I’ll keep a watchful eye on them for future shenanigans. For now...consider the Text Tax cancelled. pic.twitter.com/PK6b4CumeK — Jim Patterson (@JimPatterson559) December 15, 2018

FRESNO, Calif. -- The California Public Utilities Commission announced on Twitter Friday that it's no longer voting in January on the text tax that would have added a surcharge to text messages.The decision came after the Federal Communications Commission ruled text messages are an "information service , not a telecommunications service."According to KABC's sister station KGO-TV's media partner The Mercury News, that's important because critics say the commission cannot impose the tax without federal officials classifying text messaging as a "telecommunications service."Assemblyman Jim Patterson said on Twitter to consider the text tax canceled.