Broadband tax condemned as 'unfair' by MPs

An UK government proposal to charge people with fixed phone lines 50 pence per month to help fund ultra-fast broadband has been condemned as "unfair" by Members of Parliament. The cross-party Business Innovation and Skills Committee said most of those who would pay the tax would not benefit from the faster broadband service. The focus should be on providing basic broadband for all and allowing markets to deliver higher speeds, it said.