BT will postpone UK landline switch-off until 2027 after issues with safety alarms

BT will postpone UK landline switch-off until 2027 after issues with safety alarms

Traditional landlines have received a last-minute stay of execution. BT has confirmed it will postpone the switch-off of all copper-based phone lines across the UK until 2027 — two years later than originally planned. The original deadline would see the biggest telecom providers move millions of customers from a traditional landline to a broadband-powered alternative by the end of next year — a major shake-up that a huge percentage of Britons ar…