Voice over Internet Protocol: Fraud
Commons · Question 5482 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the migration from Public Switched Telephone Network to digital landline services on the number of (a) scam and (b) ca
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 4 Jun 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks from the industry-led migration of the analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for everyone across the UK. Ofcom have confirmed t...