http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/sep/24/broadband-newspapers

Cute idea, but surely some practical obstacles:

- Websites with a paywall and those who do not.
- What constitutes a 'news' website?
- Will this feed a dependency on state revenue for major news broadcasters? Will the bbc get extra?

Here is David Leigh's argument

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/sep/23/broadband-levy-save-newspapers

If this happens will this provide a handy solution to the hole the Guardian is digging for itself? http://www.economist.com/node/21563334

post your thoughts and queries please

(hmm interesting, etc)