Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 89040
Telephone Systems: Somerset
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the phasing out of landlines in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset on residents.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanLandlines are not being phased out. The analogue technology underpinning the landline network, the Public Switched Telephone Network, is being upgraded to digital Voice over Internet Protocol, which is more reliable and resilient. We want to ensure that a...
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