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The Conservative Party has been accused of leaving the north high and dry after it announced it would scrap a proposed broadband tax.
According to the Press and Journal, the party has effectively "written off the Highlands" after shadow culture and media minister Jeremy Hunt said he would ditch plans to impose a 50p tax on phone line holders.
The tax was to be used to subsidise the development of high-speed fibre optic cable broadband in the UK, but Highland Labour MSP Peter Peacock told the Press and Journal: "The roll-out of broadband for the Highlands and islands is vital for residents and businesses in the area as we already lag behind the rest of the country.
"If the Tories scrap the 50p levy, it would kill off any chance of getting the digital infrastructure that this area needs so badly."
Recently, BT announced that it was accelerating its fibre optic cable rollout plans and expects to have 2.5 million households connected in the near future.
Last Updated: 20/10/2009 18:00
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