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Has BT lied over the phone landline switch-off?

When BT resumed its rollout of Digital Voice earlier this year, ahead of the copper network being switched off in 2025, it had the backing of Silver Voices (www.silvervoices.co.uk), a campaign group for the elderly. The group claimed BT assured it that nobody over 70 would be switched to digital unless they volunteered to do so.

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