Conservatives announce fibre optic broadband tax review plansMonday, November 9th 2009 The Conservatives have claimed they would make a review into business rates tax on fibre optic broadband a priority if they win power at the next election. A review will be launched into a tax charged on fibre optic broadband if the Conservatives are elected to power in the next election, it has been claimed.
Shadow arts minister Ed Vaizey has stated such a move would be priority for the party, as it claims it could be causing "huge damage" to the telecoms industry in the UK.
According to ComputerWeekly.com, he claimed that a key issues was the number of bodies that share responsibility for the rates.
He explained to the website: "No-one's prepared to take responsibility for the whole picture. We see policy shared between a bewildering array of government bodies and quangos. This is something I intend to fix."
Mr Vaizey also claimed that the current process was "an active discentive" to the nationwide roll-out of fibre optic broadband.
Last week, it was announced that broadband provider BT is rolling out fibre optic networks in Glasgow as part of a major trial of the technology.
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BT's proposal to open its underground network of ducts to rival broadband providers has been welcomed by the Conservatives. A research charity is providing households in Swindon with advice on the digital TV switchover. The number of people using fibre optic broadband services across the world is rising quickly, according to new figures. | Fibre optic broadband services could be installed in the Teesdale area by 2011, according to reports. On-screen captions are set to be used to remind households in Scotland to prepare for the digital TV switchover. Broadband provider BT is set to offer its rivals the chance to use its underground network to introduce fibre optic services. |
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