• UK to Hang Up on Landline Phones in 2025 [telecom]

    From Monty Solomon@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 25 22:14:46 2021
    The traditional landline phone will be consigned to the rubbish bin by
    2025, at least as far as telephone companies in the United Kingdom are concerned.

    The move comes as the telecommunications industry wants to no longer
    have to maintain the cooper wires and switching gear required for
    landline phones and also wants to be able to offer more robust
    Internet services.

    Telecommunication companies in Britain have told customers that they
    won't need to get new phones or change their number, and that the
    changes will largely take place behind the scenes. They did however
    say that people might need to plug their phone into their Internet
    router to keep using it and basic Internet service would be required
    for the phone to work.

    http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2021/08/uk-to-hang-up-on-landline-phones-in-2025/

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