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UK landline networks shut down Jan 31, 2027; Openreach warns deadline firm

Openreach confirms final PSTN shutdown date as January 31, 2027

1 Nov 1 · 10d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 2

Openreach issued a formal letter to communications providers warning that the legacy public switched telephone network will be permanently switched off on January 31, 2027, with no possibility of further postponement. The shutdown was part of a decade-long government plan to transition the UK to all-digital, fiber-optic networks.

Openreach confirms final PSTN shutdown date as January 31, 2027
theregister.com

“the legacy phone network is being officially switched off on January 31, and says the deadline will not be postponed.”

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Openreach Infrastructure provider, BT Group subsidiaryPaolo Pescatore Telecoms analyst, PP ForesightUK Government Architect of network modernization scheme

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  1. 2 outlets Landline phones to be switched over in less than 100 days

    first by The Independent, 10d ago · also The Register

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