BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
About 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital. Photograph: Ian Rutherford/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital. It should not mark a hard-and-fast cliff edge.
- ▪About 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital.
- ▪Photograph: Ian Rutherford/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital.
- ▪It should not mark a hard-and-fast cliff edge.
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| Publication time | Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:00:52 GMT |
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About 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital. Photograph: Ian Rutherford/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1.3m copper-based landlines are yet to be migrated to digital. Photograph: Ian Rutherford/AlamyBTBT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline pushCompanies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of JanuaryMark SweneySat 3 Oct 2026 03.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBT has been accused of “bullying” customers by temporarily cutting off their broadband to pressure them to upgrade to a digital landline, as providers race to switch households over before the January deadline.Telecoms companies have so far migrated 16-17m lines from the old copper network to digital voice over internet…
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