BT Delay Digital Voice Deadline Until Jan. 2027

XRaySpeX — Thu, 23 May 2024 04:49:50 GMT

from the previous deadline of end 2025, resulting in a delay of just over a year.

BT has run into trouble switching those with Telecare devices as well as catering for elderly & vulnerable users.

See BT scraps digital landline switch deadline

Re: BT Delay Digital Voice Deadline Until Jan. 2027

XRaySpeX — Thu, 23 May 2024 05:39:11 GMT

To continue to meet its landline Universal Service Obligations (USO) & cater for its many landline lovers, elderly and vulnerable users & those not interested in BB why can't BT/EE invent a small simple limited functionality router with a digital phone socket & not much else with the following properties & characteristics:

Operates over ADSL or FTTC (preferred) BB whichever is available at exchange. Exchanges with no BB at all but only a PTSN would lose landlines at the switch off anyway.
Plugs into existing BT phone socket (via DSL filter if necessary).
Requires no major structural upheaval of Fibre boxes fitted to walls of home. Thus no change to home at all except possibly use of 1 more electric socket.
No separate BB contract.
This all to be included in user's current Line Rental / Calling Plan.

Such a router would also benefit Full Fibre users who wish to use their own routers in place of the supplied EE SH+ or BT SH2.

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BT Delay Digital Voice Deadline Until Jan. 2027

Re: BT Delay Digital Voice Deadline Until Jan. 2027