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Discussions tagged with 'home phone' on WindowsForum.com include UK policy news about a proposed 50p monthly landline tax intended to fund superfast broadband upgrades. The tax, which would apply to home phone users, has been criticized as a blanket levy that may disproportionately affect pensioners and those on fixed incomes. While the tag appears in a technology forum context, the content focuses on the fiscal and social implications of the broadband funding plan rather than technical support or hardware topics.
  1. Highwayman

    UK News : 50p Tax increase to fund broaband upgrade

    this just popped in my email box: "The controversial landline tax, designed to fund next generation broadband services, is to be made law before the general election. The 50p a month landline tax is to be included in this year's finance bill with the aim to raise up to £175million a year...
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