Yay! Another new tax! Internet tax this time!
Yay! Another new tax! Internet tax this time!
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Papa_Hotel

Original Poster:

12,760 posts

198 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8102756.stm

fk this, I rarely use my phone line anyway, I get a zillion free minutes with my mobile so that does the trick. Wireless broadband, it's the future.

Jasandjules

71,138 posts

245 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Scum that they are.

Nolar Dog

8,786 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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I don't have a landline and haven't had for years.

Mobile broadband is here to stay. smile

What does the "Changed role for Channel 4" amount to I wonder though?

V8mate

45,899 posts

205 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Another thread running in Computers.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Neither in News smile

GTO Scott

3,816 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Time to kick the landline into touch and go wireless then.

To Winky and Co: Leave what little of my money I don't already give to you alone. It's mine, i've worked for it, so keep your thieving socialist one-eyed st-stained mitts off it.

Edited by GTO Scott on Tuesday 16th June 19:22

crofty1984

16,457 posts

220 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Thank fk. I was worried that I might have to keep some of my own money. Luckily Gordon's taken it.

Jasandjules

71,138 posts

245 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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crofty1984 said:
Thank fk. I was worried that I might have to keep some of my own money. Luckily Gordon's taken it.
He's certainly working on it.

Sheets Tabuer

20,366 posts

231 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Is this where we are taxed to pay for something private companies should be investing in, then once we have paid for it the lines will be given over to private companies so they can charge us to use what we paid for?

GTO Scott

3,816 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Is this where we are taxed to pay for something private companies should be investing in, then once we have paid for it the lines will be given over to private companies so they can charge us to use what we paid for?
Precisely so.

s. Utter s.

Los Palmas 7

29,908 posts

246 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Nolar Dog said:
What does the "Changed role for Channel 4" amount to I wonder though?
From what I've heard, they're considering extending the benefactors of the licence fee to include other terrestrial channels.

Nolar Dog

8,786 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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crofty1984 said:
Thank fk. I was worried that I might have to keep some of my own money.
hehe

V8mate

45,899 posts

205 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Is this where we are taxed to pay for something private companies should be investing in, then once we have paid for it the lines will be given over to private companies so they can charge us to use what we paid for?
Exactly.

It's just that satellite dishes and cable TV were never Govt policy. As soon as it becomes policy, a new tax pops up to pay for it.

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

220 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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So 50p per month per phoneline

Lets guess how much it will cost to administrate and pay for all those extra government non jobs


50p per month per phoneline

eldar

24,078 posts

212 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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thinfourth2 said:
So 50p per month per phoneline

Lets guess how much it will cost to administrate and pay for all those extra government non jobs


50p per month per phoneline
Optimist.

At least £4, so the 50p will soon rise....

DrTre

12,955 posts

248 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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This amounts to nothing more than a tax on wking.

And I for one am not going to stand for it.



Edited by DrTre on Tuesday 16th June 21:42

philthy

4,697 posts

256 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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If legislation preventing BT from cherry picking, when it was sold off, had been put in place, this new "tax" would be unnecessary.

Fantastic thing, opening comms to a "free" market. rolleyes

Nolar Dog

8,786 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Los Palmas 7 said:
Nolar Dog said:
What does the "Changed role for Channel 4" amount to I wonder though?
From what I've heard, they're considering extending the benefactors of the licence fee to include other terrestrial channels.
Thanks for that. smile

PJ S

10,842 posts

243 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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linked article on BBC 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," said report author Lord Carter.
So, asking or forcing?
If asking, then my response is "fk off!"
If forcing it upon me, then my response is "I don't fking think so!"

As above, it's incumbent upon the providers to provide the service in those areas where the uptake doesn't pay the outlay, so those of us in urban areas are likely to be already subsidising the rural areas.

ridds

8,331 posts

260 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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gamefreaks said:
ridds said:
Hmmm, does it apply to wireless?

If not I'll be ditching my Virgin BB and getting a wireless dongle.

Up yours guberment.
Err...i'm getting this funny feeling you're missing something...
laugh What's that then?

theregister said:
A tax of 50p a month will be levied on every fixed line connection
I ditch the fixed cable connection and buy a wireless dongle. Don;t pay the tax and potentially save a bit of money on my current rip connection.

Or am I missing something, happens quite regularly.... wink

Puggit

49,139 posts

264 months

Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Ahhh well - time to cancel the BT subscription and move the interweb back to Virgin