'Our rulers are slick. They know we will not stand for an outright takeover of the internet, so they are cloaking the effort under a thin veneer of “social justice” and broadband for all. Gordon Brown in Britain is leading the charge: Every home in the UK will have access to “super-fast” broadband by 2020, according to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The government has already pledged to offer super-fast internet connections to 90 percent of the country by 2017, as part of the Digital Economy Bill, paid for by a ‘broadband tax’ – a £6 per year levy on telephone lines.
Now, Brown has revealed it will take just three years to ensure the remainder of the country also has access to the service. Nice. The average Brit will pay to have the internet stolen from him and turned into a control mechanism.' ...Read more...
