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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