United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 45815
Telephone Systems
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9 September 2021
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14 September 2021 · Answer
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14 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to help people without a broadband connection prepare for the closure of the public switched telephone network in 2025.
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9 September 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to help people without a broadband connection prepare for the closure of the public switched telephone network in 2025.
Source: Commons
14 September 2021
Answer
The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is privately owned, and the process for its closure is industry-led. The PSTN closure will be undertaken in a phased approach with areas shutting down over the coming years with the final exchange expected to t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-09/45815
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1354293
- uk · wq-1354293 · source updated 14 September 2021