Analog Telephone Service Ending in UK
September 26th, 2023Via: Daily Mail:
BT has confirmed the next phase of Digital Voice – the nationwide scrappage of the copper landline network for phone calls – will hit the North West and London later this year.
The phone operator is aiming to move away from old-style landlines entirely by the end of 2025, which will mean all households and businesses will need some form of internet connection in order to use the phone.
The move is part of an industry-wide shift away from analogue to digital landlines, meaning calls are made over the internet via a broadband line.
From 2025, all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls under a major digital shake-up – meaning millions of customers will be pushed online for the first time or forced to rely on a mobile phone instead.
Another shred of privacy bites the dust.