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Good news phone fans — BT has scrapped plans to ditch analogue landlines, for now
BT’s plan to ditch copper landlines for internet-based lines has been delayed in order to protect vulnerable users.
China is killing off fax machines, pagers, and other classic tech
Iconic items such as fax machines and pagers will soon go offline as China prepares for future tech revolution.
Ofcom ensures you can still make emergency calls on a digital phone line
Digital voice system will be more efficient, reliable, and offer better quality calls - but won't work in a powercut.
Mobile phone calls are officially more reliable than ever
More reliable mobile phone calls will help ease concerns about digital switchover.
BT puts the brakes on digital landline switchover - here's what that means for you
Digital voice system will be more efficient, reliable, and offer better quality calls, but BT admits customers need reassurance.
Office phones could die out within the next few years
Business landline numbers plummet as pandemic influences change in working.
Landline users will soon have to enter UK area codes to call local numbers
Area codes will still be used with IP phone system, but operators will be free of local dialling obligations.
Landline use in 'terminal decline' as mobile dominates
Research shows that landline use and ownership is falling
