Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 123252

Voice Over Internet Protocol

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards implemented by the telecoms sector to ensure that risks arising from the migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network to

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks from the industry-led migration of the copper based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for everyone across the UK, including rural communitie...

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