Voice over Internet Protocol: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 21935 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural communities remain connected following the digital switchover.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 13 Jan 2025
The digital switchover is an industry led programme. Customers in rural communities will not have their landlines migrated to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) without an available stable internet connection (VoIP only requires a minimum speed of 0.5mbp...