Why axing landlines means many vulnerable people could be cut off - This is Money

Telecoms giants including BT and Virgin aim to move all 29 million UK homes onto the new digital system that runs off the internet by 2025.

When an elderly homeowners house caught fire around half a mile from a remote Scottish village last November, he was relying on his landline to call 999 for help. The fire had broken out after Storm… [+10884 chars]

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