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UK Floats Taxing Broadband Subscribers to Fund the BBC

British internet users may be forced to subsidize the BBC

Corryn D'Attaray

Corryn D'Attaray

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UK Floats Taxing Broadband Subscribers to Fund the BBC
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WASHINGTON Sept. 28, 2026 – The British government is weighing a plan to tax broadband to support its main free TV service.

The UK’s Labour Party is currently evaluating replacing the British Broadcasting Corporation current annual £180 fee – about $238 – with a monthly £11 broadband surcharge, roughly $15 a month. 

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