New tax in October
All land line telephones will have a new tax imposed on 1st October, . . . a tax of 50p a month to help pay for nation wide broadband for people living in the countryside, . . . . now I had the chance of a country cottage in the Trossachs 13 years ago but declined it, . . I have fibre optic broadband here and also good shopping facilities, I didn't want to loose these, . . . why should I now be forced to pay for country dwellers getting broadband ? . . . if they want broadband, as long as there are 40 or more people living near them, they can get a mini-exchange installed at a cost of £2,500 each, . . . either that or flit to a town like the rest of us.