Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
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Telephone Landline Usage In ‘Terminal Decline’, Uswitch Finds
As usage of WhatsApp, Zoom etc soars, the humble telephone landline declines, with 26 percent not even bothering to connect a handset
Landline Usage Continues To Plummet
Use of landlines fallen by 50 percent in past five years as people increasingly use their smartphones
Sky Tackles Nuisance Calls With Talk Shield Screening Service
Sky announces free service to rival BT Protect and block unwanted nuisance calls
Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems
Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong
TalkTalk Restores Service After Customers Suffer Landline Woes
TalkTalk customers lose dial tones and can't make calls following major system upgrade
Broadband ISP Switching Just Got Easy
This weekend new Ofcom rules make it easier to switch broadband provider, but why is Virgin Media excluded?
BT Home SmartPhone SII Wants To Breathe New Life Into The Landline
Second generation Touchschreen home phone comes equipped with Google Play for Android app downloads
Its Official – Brits Have Abandoned The Landline
The home phone is dead, long live the mobile phone, Relish survey finds
Landlines Set To Disappear Within Five Years Say CIOs
CIOs say landlines are set to be replaced by smartphones, but remain unconvinced about tablets
Calling From Landlines To Mobiles Will Be 85 Percent Cheaper
Appeal tribunal rules that the price of ringing a mobile phone from a landline should fall faster and further