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You better get a wiggle on then: BT said to be mulling switching off UK's copper internets by 2027

mark l 2 Silver badge

The issue with getting rid of copper for traditional phone lines and moving everyone to VOIP is IP phones require power 24/7 to work so ultimately cost more to the end user and in the event of a power cut they can't be used to contact the emergency services.

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