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Darling pushes ahead with phone tax to pay for superfast broadband

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BufferThe UK Government’s annual Budget, announced on March 24, confirmed its commitment to levying an annual tax on phone landlines to pay for the extension of super-fast broadband services to 90 per cent of the country by 2017. Chancellor Alistair … Continue reading →

Government confident no extra funding needed to bring superfast broadband to 70% of UK population

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BufferMore than two-thirds of Britain could easily get the ability to use high-speed broadband network speeds without any extra government funding, a report compiled by the UK Government’s Business Innovation and Skills Committee believes. The Committee goes as far as … Continue reading →