It's Over No more copper phone lines in the UK from 2027

[Hoppipolla]

Digital Voice: The UK copper landline switch-off explained

Not sure what to do with your landline? Find out all you need to know about the UK copper phone line switch-off.

www.uswitch.com

No more modems or dial tones or any of that cool stuff! Just BORING fibre! Yes it's fast but where's the SOUL!

Plus if the power goes out then you can't use the phone, lol

 

[HO-TEP HONKLER]

as if anyone used it

 

[Hoppipolla]

as if anyone used it

Lots of people use connections involving copper! Not everyone has full fibre.

 

[enclavecel]

never began for coppERcels

 

[slavcel11]

up next:

No more silicon CPUs in the UK from 2027​

 

[spaceace79]

Fiber optic cable

High speed internet access

 

[gluttony]

Lots of people use connections involving copper! Not everyone has full fibre.

It just uses some VOIP protocol than using the old telephone network

 

[DriveLikeNigger]

1984 confirmed

 

[Hoppipolla]

" While the home landline network is one of the biggest challenges for the copper switch-off, the January 2027 deadline affects other types of public infrastructure too. Copper cabling will also need to be removed from:

- Payment terminals / ATMs
- CCTV and burglar alarms
- Traffic lights & roadside telephones
- Emergency services "

What on Earth...

 

[Emba]

They're stripping the copper from the doomed nations

 

[Hoppipolla]

" While the home landline network is one of the biggest challenges for the copper switch-off, the January 2027 deadline affects other types of public infrastructure too. Copper cabling will also need to be removed from:

- Payment terminals / ATMs
- CCTV and burglar alarms
- Traffic lights & roadside telephones
- Emergency services "

What on Earth...

I've looked into this - apparently it's for their own connectivity to the network.