United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5481
Voice over Internet Protocol
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1 June 2026
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4 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds the percentage of landline telephone connections that have been migrated from the Public Switched Telephone Network to digital voice services.
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1 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds the percentage of landline telephone connections that have been migrated from the Public Switched Telephone Network to digital voice services.
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4 June 2026
Answer
The analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a privately-owned telecoms network and the decision to upgrade it to digital Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was taken by the telecoms industry in 2017.Over 92% of PSTN landlines have already be...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-01/5481
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1910366
- uk · wq-1910366 · source updated 4 June 2026