The proposed broadband tax may not deliver highspeed internet access to the whole of the UK, it has been claimed.
Jeremy Hunt, the shadow culture secretary, and Nick Herbert, the shadow environment secretary, have written in the Daily Telegraph on the issue.
They also described the levy as "deeply unpopular" and suggested that it could remove the incentive for telecoms operators to invest in technology.
The MPs said: "The tax has been earmarked to encourage investment in modern fibre optic networks - but telecom operators will have no incentive to make any investment of their own if there is the chance to tap into subsidy."
A 50p per month levy for all Brits with land line telephones has been proposed by the government, with the money generated from this being spent on implementing the measures outlined in its Digital Britain report.
These include rolling out 2Mbps internet access to the whole of the UK by 2012.
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