In November 2019 the UK Labour Party promised that if it won a majority in the upcoming general election it would provide free full-fiber broadband to every home and business the UK by the year 2030. Under the plan the government would nationalize the digital arm of BT (Openreach) and provide over 95% of UK residents with broadband. Currently 7% of households in the U.K. have access to full-fiber broadband. The plan would cost an estimated £230m a year and would be funded by a new tax on large technology companies including Apple and Google. Opponents (including the Conservatives, Lib…
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Yes, but gradually over time as it'll cost too much money to do it in one large project
@8Q43L833yrs3Y
No. Life can be lived without internet connection. It’s not a basic human right.
@annetheheroine3yrs3Y
Yes, only those with no means to pay for it. For example, low income families who need to do home schooling.
@8PGZTFZ3yrs3Y
no, but help those who cant afford
@8BVCB3Y4yrs4Y
If the added productivity from this results in more than £50bn in taxes