Digital Britain calls for 50p broadband levy as an extra tax burdens for 
Britons

The government has laid out its vision for the digital future of Britain 
over the coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, 
ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.

Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday, calls for a 
monthly 50p charge to be levied on all fixed copper lines, so as to fund the 
rollout of fibre-based next-generation broadband to almost all the country. 
A minimum speed of "up to 2Mbps" will have to be in place across the entire 
UK by 2012, according to the report.

"This is the first publication you will see from the government in its 
programme for building Britain's future," Lord Carter, the communications 
minister, said at the report's launch event in London. "The digital economy 
is central to the industrial capabilities of the UK. We need to start 
looking at our communications infrastructure in the same way that we look at 
our, for example, transport infrastructure."

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Digital Britain: Broadband in every home by 2012
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"McGregor"  wrote in message 
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> Digital Britain calls for 50p broadband levy as an extra tax burdens for 
> Britons
>
> The government has laid out its vision for the digital future of Britain 
> over the coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, 
> ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.
>
> Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday, calls for a 
> monthly 50p charge to be levied on all fixed copper lines, so as to fund 
> the rollout of fibre-based next-generation broadband to almost all the 
> country. A minimum speed of "up to 2Mbps" will have to be in place across 
> the entire UK by 2012, according to the report.
>
> "This is the first publication you will see from the government in its 
> programme for building Britain's future," Lord Carter, the communications 
> minister, said at the report's launch event in London. "The digital 
> economy is central to the industrial capabilities of the UK. We need to 
> start looking at our communications infrastructure in the same way that we 
> look at our, for example, transport infrastructure."
>
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39664239,00.htm
>
> Digital Britain: Broadband in every home by 2012
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39606004,00.htm
Yet another tax from that prick McBroon.
Regards  Mike.