Yesterday saw the publication of the Digital Britain report, and one of its more interesting ideas was a way to finance an upgrade of the infrastructure to give everyone faster broadband – a tax.
In this case it will be a small month levy – around 50p, or 75 cents – on everyone with a landline phone.
Report author Lord Carter said:
"It is a contribution which we are asking people to make – it’s six pounds a year – offset, as we make very clear in the report, by the likely continued reduction in headline prices because of the competitive market we have in this country."
