Category: Regulation

The government have announced a consultation on the £1 billion next generation fund which will provide next generation broadband to 90% of the country by 2017.

The 50p per month tax on telephone lines to support the final third next generation broadband project has had another plug in the Pre-Budget speech.

The Times reveals that the 50p per month levy will have VAT added onto it, but other revelations such as Virgin Media lines having to pay it are less of a surprise.

Today saw the Minister Stephen Timms and Ofcom chief Ed Richards answer questions from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

TalkTalk is staying firmly on the side of its customers in its campaign over the proposals for the new file sharing legislation that is in the Digital Economy Bill.

The bill in the usual parliamentary jargon lays out how costs will be shared for policing copyright infringement.

There is a reason the Universal Service Commitment is not part of the Digital Economy Bill, and that is because the funds for raising the money are already available.

After many months of speculation we are finding out what is in the bill, but coverage and analysis may be a little slow as getting the information from the BIS website is very slow.

At 4:15pm on Monday 2nd November 2009 you were able to watch watch BT and TalkTalk amongst others give evidence to the BIS committee.

Forget the 50p per month levy on telephone lines, HM Revenue and Customs has its eye on wi-fi hotspots and a next generation connection tax.