exactly, it should be paid for by bt or people in areas wanting the better service
£6 broadband levy may be trebled for homes with multiple lines
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exactly, it should be paid for by bt or people in areas wanting the better service
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lol tax on tax, why the hell are we all still here. thats it i'm moving abroad.
That would make the per-capita cost incredibly high, hence spreading it out across the whole population. It's the same thing we do with all services: you pay for the NHS regardless of whether you use it, you pay for the fire service regardless of whether you use it, you pay for the police force regardless of whether you use it. It's 2009, access to broadband internet is a pretty important right.
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It is abit communist, however it is the only way most will get faster speeds for a long time.
under £10 a month is very cheap and as Openreach have a monolpoly on all the copper it means fibre is going to be a big risk even for BT with most of the infrastructure never mind a new entity.
However we wouldn't have a monopoly if it wasn't for socialism in the first place but then again if it wasn't for socialism we wouldn't have a telephone network at all.
under £10 a month is very cheap and as Openreach have a monolpoly on all the copper it means fibre is going to be a big risk even for BT with most of the infrastructure never mind a new entity.
However we wouldn't have a monopoly if it wasn't for socialism in the first place but then again if it wasn't for socialism we wouldn't have a telephone network at all.
Soldato
How is this?
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It's not communist for heaven's sake. If this is communist, then so is every other tax that pays for things for the wider populous.
I'm also not convinced by this tax on tax thing, but I'll wait for the pre budget report to see how they explain it in there.
I'm also not convinced by this tax on tax thing, but I'll wait for the pre budget report to see how they explain it in there.
Can't get naked ADSL here, cant avoid the tax.
Altho if on VM it's a data line not the phone line thats used for BB, would the tax apply here?
Altho if on VM it's a data line not the phone line thats used for BB, would the tax apply here?
Soldato
"to fund the introduction of superfast broadband internet "
They really need to stop saying that. It's a lie.
They really need to stop saying that. It's a lie.
Soldato
The government is lying to us? surely they cant get away with that!
Labour are a bunch of ******** who need to be put up against a wall and shot. TAX TAX TAX, its the only solution they have to most issues.
In an ideal world things like broadband infrastructure would be government owned and paid for by normal taxes ( then the services rented and offered by companies ) in a similar way to railtrack and the train operators. Broadband accessibility should be something thats provided to all ( where technically possible ) regardless of price, like bus services USED to be.
Let the country run and pay for the infrastructure, and let private companies BUY the right to use it to provide the services, thereby helping the cost to the taxpayer to be lowered over time.
2MB download and 512k upload should be the MINIMUM legal requirement to all homes and businesses ( where its physically possible to do so, not just expensive ) in my broadband utopia as described above
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Exactly. This is just like forcing private bus companies to run unprofitable/less profitable bus services in rural areas: people have a right to transport that isn't affected by the profits of bus companies, just as people have a right to broadband that isn't affected by the profits of telecoms companies.
everyone would like a fast connection but only people on lower than 512k need one...
legal torrents (yer right)
on demand TV (nice but not necessary, why not download them and watch them off line)
Porn, pirated films / music / applications, watching a tv program now and not in 3 hour all good but not worth investing billions on...
are people seriously saying we should spend untold millions so they can pirate software, while browing the internet and playing Wow???
legal torrents (yer right)
on demand TV (nice but not necessary, why not download them and watch them off line)
Porn, pirated films / music / applications, watching a tv program now and not in 3 hour all good but not worth investing billions on...
are people seriously saying we should spend untold millions so they can pirate software, while browing the internet and playing Wow???
Soldato
Seems like another benefit type scam to me, the working class pay for the scum of society to survive.
Just like those with broadband will be paying for those living in the middle of no where to get access.. why not use satellite!
Just like those with broadband will be paying for those living in the middle of no where to get access.. why not use satellite!
People who have 3 phone lines don't worry about spending £18 on children's shoes.
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£6 a year tax and people are moaning?
Unbelievable! I think people just like moaning.
Unbelievable! I think people just like moaning.
Caporegime
FATALITY!
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It is a case of if they just add£6 here then when will the next tax be added and then the next tax, while all that time you just keep saying oh it's only £6.
I have no problem with a "Broadband Tax" as long as:
a) There's no hiking and stealth charges.
b) It ALL goes towards faster broadband, and not wasted on other crap.
Well (a) has already been broken, and i'm fairly sure the government will quickly start dipping into it to fund moat cleaners/porn/etc.
So i'm heavily against it.
At the end of the day, it's BT's fault anyway. They should have started laying better cable before, rather than whining about it now.
a) There's no hiking and stealth charges.
b) It ALL goes towards faster broadband, and not wasted on other crap.
Well (a) has already been broken, and i'm fairly sure the government will quickly start dipping into it to fund moat cleaners/porn/etc.
So i'm heavily against it.
At the end of the day, it's BT's fault anyway. They should have started laying better cable before, rather than whining about it now.