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Will the copper landline switch-off cost lives?

BT says it’s been listening to your worries about copper phone lines being switched off at the end of 2025, having initially “underestimated” the disruption it would cause (see page 9). But that hasn’t calmed the concerns of local councils. They warn that lives are at risk if the switch-off stops telecare systems from working.

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