Broadband Tax

.Murder

for fuck sake, they really just wanna stick tax on everything now a days, why not just implement an oxygen tax why don't you

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8270772.stm


rage

danr

50p a month ... NIGHTMARE

Murdoc

.Murder wrote: »

why not just implement an oxygen tax why don't you

I believe it's called clean air tax.

danshewan

"I'm confident the Conservative party will oppose it. I object to it on the basis that it is another tax and is aimed at people who are using old technology," said Mr Whittingdale, who is also chair of the DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) select committee.

What about those of us that don't live in a fiber optic-enabled area? I'd love to switch to a faster connection. It's not as if I'm using a crappy 1mbps connection out of choice.

Christ, this country's going down the toilet.

Jeremy Lindstrom

The 50 pence a month tax applies to everyone with a fixed line telephone.

Here in the states, the last number I saw was about 15-20% of all US house holds no longer have a fixed line telephone.

They get internet via fiber or cable and use cell phones for their phones instead of having a fixed line.

Ged

this doesnt make alot of sense, reminds me of the old building tax based upon the number of windows in your house lol

I dont mind the idea of paying 50p a month for a better communications network in britain though as long as they deliver

EarthQuake

get off AOL grandma!

okno

Yes, how dare people in rural areas want faster internet infrastructure! How dare anyone live outside a major town/city.

You do realise how bad the infrastructure is in rural areas, right? It's about time they did this.

Disco Stu

Heck i live in the most populated area of germany and my connection is crap!
I demand justice!

Ark

Let's see how much of that money actually go's into this "High-speed network" and how much go's into some MP's moat cleaning fund.