Topic: Digital Britain Report (Read 2609 times)

UncleUB · « **on:** June 16, 2009, 06:16:18 PM »

Well its out............

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Every Briton with a fixed-line phone will pay a "small levy" of 50p per month to pay for faster net access.

I'm sure this will go down well with pensioners who have never had broadband and have no wish to have it in the future.

roseway · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:34:57 PM »

If you want to read it, it's here.

UncleUB · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:44:21 PM »

If you want to read it, it's here.

Seeing Peter Mandelsons face on the first page was enough for me.......

jazz · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2009, 09:54:12 AM »

I seem to recall that the Road Fund Tax began in much the same way as the proposed Telephone Broadband Tax......