Latest joyous plan of HM Government is to levy a £20 a year 'rateable value' charge on all broadband connections that do not use the BT network. This on top of the dark fibre tax for non-BT cablers which is 40 x what BT pay. They really are helping sort out the digital divide, are they not
Even one of their own MPs (Rory Stewart) was quoted as saying they would probably miss the new (slipped 2012) 2015 target and that 'Rural people stood a better chance of having access to faster next-generation broadband if they did it themselves.' A stunning endorsement of DCOMS efforts. Bravo Mr Cameron.