Reply to post: Re: No thanks

Openreach consults on shift of 16 MEEELLION phone lines to VoIP by 2025

Woodnag

Re: No thanks

Because battery backup is mandated for POTS (must work in event of power failure) but not for non-POTS because the necessary-service laws are very old.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/internet-providers-lobby-against-backup-power-rules-for-phone-lines/

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