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BT urges SMEs to go digital  

Total Telecom

Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year. Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year.

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BT pushes for accelerated withdrawal from “outdated” copper landline network as faults rise 

Total Telecom

With the ageing copper landline network becoming increasingly fragile, its simply too risky to run the UKs essential public services on outdated networks. The move to digital networks offers a range of benefits. However, 60% of the operators CNI customers have yet to develop a transition plan.

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5 Ways VoIP Phone Numbers Can Make Your Business More Flexible

VoIP Review

VoIP numbers are virtual phone numbers that operate over the internet rather than through a traditional landline or cellular network. These numbers look identical to regular phone numbers but are not tied to a physical telephone line or a specific geographic location.

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Landline Vs Wireless Landline Connection – Comparison Guide

Airtel

Long before, when mobile devices we re not even a thing, landline connections held a special place in the heart of every household. No matter how nostalgic and overwhelming these memories sound, the comfort and convenience offered by modern landline connection is definitely something to vouch for! What is a landline?

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January 2027 PSTN Switch-Off: What Services Are Affected & Why You Might Need to Act Fast

TechAdvance

By January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) will be completely switched off. While many businesses assume this wont impact them, the reality is that a wide range of essential services still rely on these ageing networks services that may not have been considered.

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The logical flaw in AT&T's claim copper telephone landlines no longer needed

EldoTelecom

(Emphasis added) [link] There is a logical flaw in this reasoning that suggests modernizing the legacy copper voice telephone lines to fiber to the premises (FTTP) has and is occurring because customers demand it. Hence, the logic goes, there is no need to keep the copper landlines.

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California Assembly Committee Advances Broadband Affordability, Copper Retirement Bills

Broadband Breakfast

AT&T, the largest carrier of last resort in the state, is making a nationwide push to tear up its old copper network by 2029, as the infrastructure is expensive to maintain and can’t provide competitive broadband service.  “What this bill does do is establish a plan.