The government’s proposed landline tax could cost small businesses £70 million a year, according to The Telegraph.
A new government consultation document proposes that in order to improve Britain’s broadband infrastructure, almost 5 million businesses would have to up to £1,500 a year in a new phone line tax.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, who [...] CONTINUE
Changes to BT call charges mean business will now pay 8pc more for daytime calls, and 15pc more for local calls.
A rival telecoms company, Unicom, has claimed that businesses on BT’s standard base rate have seen a 53pc increase across call charges, services and line rental over the last 18 months.
Chris Earle, operations director at [...] CONTINUE
Conservatives have criticised the Governments landline tax proposals, saying it will only deter private companies from spending the money required to upgrade the country’s internet infrastructure.
The proposed tax would take 50p per month from landline owners in order to fun a high-speed broadband roll-out, and has been heavily criticised since it was announced earlier in [...] CONTINUE
The introduction of a £6 levy on fixed phone lines to fund next-gen broadband is still being considered, despite hints from Treasury minister Stephen Timms that these plans could be shelved.
A spokesperson from the Innovation and Skills department told the register that the UK government “remains committed to the timetable for introducing the 50p levy [...] CONTINUE
Regulations came into force last week, aimed at increasing consumer awareness of the steep charges to call 0871 telephone numbers.
Ryanair and Odeon Cinemas are just some of the companies using the numbers, which can cost more than 8p a minute from a landline and around 35p a minute from a mobile phone.
As of Friday the [...] CONTINUE
British Telecom has increased the cost of making a daytime telephone call by 34 per cent, due to a 17% rise in the charge per minute and an increase in call connection fees.
The telecoms giant first increased the cost of calls in April, and has now outlined plans for a second increase from October 1. [...] CONTINUE
UK landline owners will be charged a levy of £6 per landline each year to help pay for the roll-out of high-speed broadband across the country.
Details of the proposal were laid out in Communications Minister Lord Stephen Carter’s Digital Britain report on Tuesday.
According to the report, the tax would add 2 per cent to the [...] CONTINUE
Despite suggestions that mobile phones could render landlines extinct, a recent survey has revealed just how important a traditional landline is to people in the UK.
The research conducted by TalkTalk revealed that the British population is by no means close to giving up the traditional connection.
It found that despite the popularity of modern mobile phones, [...] CONTINUE
Many people are choosing to ditch their landlines in favour of cell-phones, but officials warn that this could put your home in danger.
While cell phones may be convenient when you’re away from home, officials say they won’t be able to find you as quickly if you call from a cellphone rather than a landline. Scott [...] CONTINUE
Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has revealed new measures to protect customers from landline and mobile phone mis-selling.
The move has been prompted by over 1,000 complaints a month over the past year about “slamming”, when a customer is switched to another phone provider without their permission.
Mollie Thurston is an 85-year-old pensioner from Dufftown, and is one of [...] CONTINUE
