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| Telegraph extends paywall to UK readers | Telegraph extends paywall to UK readers |
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| The Daily Telegraph is to extend its paywall to UK readers, the latest newspaper to turn to the measure as readerships become increasingly digital. | The Daily Telegraph is to extend its paywall to UK readers, the latest newspaper to turn to the measure as readerships become increasingly digital. |
| Readers of the Telegraph website will get 20 articles per month for free, then pay for as much as £9.99 a month for phone and tablet access. | Readers of the Telegraph website will get 20 articles per month for free, then pay for as much as £9.99 a month for phone and tablet access. |
| Print subscribers will have unlimited access to the website, it said. | Print subscribers will have unlimited access to the website, it said. |
| Newspapers have been struggling with falling sales and less ad money. | Newspapers have been struggling with falling sales and less ad money. |
| "The Daily Telegraph continues to have more subscribers than any British national newspaper," the paper said. "We are proud of that fact, and we want to reward our loyal subscribers." | "The Daily Telegraph continues to have more subscribers than any British national newspaper," the paper said. "We are proud of that fact, and we want to reward our loyal subscribers." |
| The paper had been charging international readers to read the Telegraph website. It says it has 60 million readers a month. | The paper had been charging international readers to read the Telegraph website. It says it has 60 million readers a month. |
| Readers will have to pay £1.99 a month to get access to the website and smartphone apps, and £9.99 a month for access to tablet editions as well. | Readers will have to pay £1.99 a month to get access to the website and smartphone apps, and £9.99 a month for access to tablet editions as well. |
| The New York Times, The Times and other papers have put up paywalls to get more revenue from their readers. | The New York Times, The Times and other papers have put up paywalls to get more revenue from their readers. |
| But the Telegraph is the second major newspaper in the UK after the Financial Times to implement the so-called metered model, which allows a certain amount of access free of charge. | |
| It is unclear exactly when the Telegraph will start charging, but the newspaper said that readers will get a one-month free trial before the paywall comes into effect. | |
| All newspaper organisations are facing more competition from the likes of Google, blogs and non-traditional media as well. | All newspaper organisations are facing more competition from the likes of Google, blogs and non-traditional media as well. |
| This week, 17-year-old Londoner Nick D'Aloisio sold his app called Summly - which offers summaries of existing news stories published on the net - for what was reportedly millions of pounds. |