Posts Tagged ‘Telephone Tax’
Telephone Tax Dropped in Proposals to Fund Rural Internet
Saturday, June 26, 2010 21:02 No CommentsA portion of the BBC licence fee is set to be used to help pay for the construction of high-speed broadband networks in rural areas.
George Osborne said the Con-Lib governement would not introduce the former Labour administration’s plan for a £6 annual tax on users of fixed-line telephones to part-finance new broadband infrastructure in rural [...]
Telephone Tax to Fund Britain’s Digital Future
Sunday, July 5, 2009 9:31 No CommentsHouseholds and business will have to pay a £6-a-year tax per landline internet access across the country.
A further £6 a year will be deliverted from the television licence fee from 2013 to support regional news on ITV, the first time it has been offered to a broadcaster other than the BBC. The telephone tax unveiled [...]
