The UK government today seems set have jettisoned plans for a 50p a month charge on UK telephone lines which was dubbed a “broadband tax”. The funds from the tax were forecast to be around £170 million a year which would have been used to improve and investment in the UK broadband industry. However, Gordon [...]

The controversial broadband tax suggested by the Labour government is coming under threat with many MPs concerned about exactly how this money will be invested and who would control the flow of funds. It will be interesting to see whether this particular “unwelcome” tax actually reaches the statute books because the Conservative party has confirmed [...]

In a move which is certain to cause concern in UK government circles, a group of MPs have this week slammed the proposed broadband tax of 50p a year on each telephone line in the UK. This is a move which was expected to bring in around £200 million a year which was to be [...]

As the UK government looks set to press ahead with plans to introduce a 50p a month broadband tax on all telephone lines in the UK, there are concerns about the quality of future broadband in some of the U.K.’s more far-flung areas. The government has pledged to introduce broadband to every home in the [...]

Alistair Darling’s announcement of a 50p a month telephone tax has been welcomed by some consumer groups and ridiculed by others. In simple terms, each and every person in the UK who has a telephone line attached to their home will be forced to pay a six pound annual charge which is supposedly going to [...]

In a move which will attract applauds from many UK Internet users, the Conservative party has confirmed that if it wins the next general election it would scrap the Labour government’s proposed six pound broadband tax. It is estimated that the broadband tax, which could well come in before the next general election, would raise [...]

The UK government is set to push through a controversial six pound broadband tax on all UK fixed telephone lines in a move which could raise as much as £175 million year. While early indications are that the tax could be introduced in 2010, it is highly unlikely that it will be brought in before [...]

BT broadband has this week been critical of the UK government’s plans to introduce a 50p per month tax on every copper telephone line in the UK. The move comes as the UK government looks to fund complete broadband connectivity across UK including large areas of the countryside which have yet to receive acceptable Internet [...]

As the UK government continues its bid to widen the UK National broadband network it looks as though UK consumers will ultimately be paying the price yet again. There is strong talk of a “broadband tax” which would see all broadband charges increase as the UK government looks to replenish the coffers of the public [...]

The UK authorities are currently in discussions regarding a controversial scheme which would introduce a tax on search engines, download websites and broadband providers in the UK. The funds raised, which are forecast to be in the region of £100 million year, would be used to fund the rollout of a nationwide broadband network for [...]