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Old 23-06-2009, 15:08   #24
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re: [Update and merge] 50p landline tax shelved

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
The money that is raised with this levy will be spent on bringing the minimum data speed up to 2 meg on those lines that cannot already support it. In essence, a lot of money being spent in a few poorly-served, mostly rural locations around the UK. Your cash is going to upgrade my phone line. That may sound unfair, but it is simply what happens with every penny of tax you pay. It is spent where and when it's needed, and it is not needed anywhere on the Virgin network, as that network is already capable of far in excess of 2 meg.

too rite its unfair if your not happy with your speed then u pay BT for your line to be upgraded why should we have to pay.
i dont see this as a goverment helping the have not's in the internet world i see it as the goverment finding another way of taxing us to pay for their bank bailout fiasco.
how is £6 a year from every house that has a fixed line going to help thats no where near enough plus if it was to be true the goverment wouldn't give the full £6 towards the fund they would prob give £4 of it to the fund.
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