Labour plans to nationalise BT's network in free broadband plan
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party plans to nationalise BT's broadband network to provide free internet for all, a radical election pledge to roll back 35 years of private ownership that caught both the company and its shareholders by surprise. Labour said its proposed overhaul of Britain's telecoms infrastructure would be paid for by raising taxes on tech firms such as Alphabet's Google , Amazon and Facebook and using its Green Transformation fund.The addition of BT to..