Mobile Phones: Standards
Commons · Question 2213 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to question 128431, what her Department considers to be an adequate landline alternative.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 27 May 2026
Landlines are not being removed. The technology underpinning the landline network, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), is being upgraded to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).As per the response to Question 128431 on 28 April, I can rei...