Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 81192

Voice over Internet Protocol: Rural Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural households are offered appropriate mitigation measures before being switched from analogue to digital telephone services.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK.The Government has publishe...

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