UK's biggest ever landline set to 'switch off' in major change
Briefly

BT's Openreach, the largest provider of landline and broadband services in the UK, is preparing to discontinue traditional copper landlines for 1.6 million homes, transitioning to an all-digital service. A 'stop sell' notice has been issued for 163 locations where ultrafast Full Fibre is available, impacting major cities including Birmingham and London. This means customers will need to switch to the new network for any upgrades, although those still reliant on copper services will not face immediate changes until full fibre access is provided.
Customers in these exchanges not yet able to get Ultrafast Full Fibre at their premises won't be impacted and can stay on their existing copper-based service until Full Fibre does become available.
Stop Sell is triggered when a majority (75 per cent) of premises connected to a particular exchange can get ultrafast Full Fibre.
Read at Mail Online
[
|
]