Telephone Systems
Commons · Question 83537 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned switchover from landlines to digital technologies by January 2027 on rural households without broadband.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 28 Oct 2025
The Government is committed to ensuring any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers. No formal assessment has been made of the imp...