Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 33643 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what representations his Department has received on the impact of BTs move from copper wire landlines to mobile voice systems for rural communities.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 5 Mar 2025
The transition from the old analogue landline network, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), to new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which delivers voice calls over an internet connection, is industry led. Importantly, landlines ...