In the UK, type "broadband" tax

The British Government has decided to enter the "broadband" tax Techradar wrote from exile in the words of Finance Minister Alistair Darling. The annual six pounds, which will add to the accounts for the use of fixed communications, go to a super-fast data network.

It is expected that the new tax will raise 175 million per year pounds. These facilities can use the company's leading channels for super-fast data transfer in agricultural areas. They can use the money if you give these channels to service providers.

If all goes according to plan, in 2018 to 90 per cent of the UK population will receive access to ultra-fast Internet. In addition, in 2012 the operator BT intends to spend a half billion pounds for laying fiber-optic cable to 10 million homes. The network will cover half the country.

"Broadband" tax proposed to enter in the "Digital vaya United Kingdom, released in June 2009. This document soderzhaschyt list of measures proposed for adoption by the development of digital infrastructure for the UK.

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