Mobile Phones: Standards

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to question 128431, what her Department considers to be an adequate landline alternative.

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1. 18 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to question 128431, what her Department considers to be an adequate landline alternative.

   Source: Commons

2. 27 May 2026

   Answer

   Landlines are not being removed. The technology underpinning the landline network, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), is being upgraded to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).As per the response to Question 128431 on 28 April, I can rei...

   Source: Written answer

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