Broadband tax to exclude low-income subscribers

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Shadow culture secretary calculates 200,000 will not be able to afford internet access after 50p tax

The Tories have pledged to deregulate the market and encourage private sector investment Tory shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has claimed the government's 50p-per-landline tax to fund the un...

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