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BT pushes for accelerated withdrawal from “outdated” copper landline network as faults rise 

Total Telecom

With the ageing copper landline network becoming increasingly fragile, its simply too risky to run the UKs essential public services on outdated networks. The move to digital networks offers a range of benefits. However, 60% of the operators CNI customers have yet to develop a transition plan.

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BT urges SMEs to go digital  

Total Telecom

Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year. Ofcoms latest Connected Nations report highlights an increase in network incidents on the ageing infrastructure, rising by 45% in the past year.

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AT&T Defends Copper Network Retirement Plan Amid Union Opposition

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – AT&T is resisting pressure from the Communications Workers of America, which has demanded that the Federal Communications Commission keep the telecommunications giant investing in copper-based networks.

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BT blocks 2.4 million scam calls with new detection software 

Total Telecom

million spam calls to landlines, the company has announced. We remain committed to protecting customers during the switch to digital landlines,” said Lucy Baker MBE, BT Consumer’s All-IP Director in a press release. million scam calls and flagged 17.7

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Ofcom tightens rules to combat foreign scam calls

Telecoms Tech News

The strengthened industry guidance, announced today, requires phone companies to block calls from abroad that falsely display UK landline numbers. Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced new measures to protect consumers from scam calls originating overseas.

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Germany sets aside €1bn for fibre broadband expansion 

Total Telecom

Digitalisation requires high-performance, resilient and future-proof networks. In 2022, around 560 projects were approved, with 2 billion invested in expanding fibre optic networks. Is Germanys fibre network expansion moving quickly enough? This helped provide more than 440,000 connections and helped around 1,700 communities.

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EE airdrops mobile tower into Isle of Skye

Total Telecom

This new mast is part of our ongoing commitment to help close the digital divide and ensure that the benefits of reliable 4G connectivity are more widely felt by rural communities in every corner of the UK,” said Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group. It also provides an important backup to landlines in case of an emergency.”

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