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BT to Turn Off Selected UK Landlines - Full List of Areas Affected
Openreach’s stop sell programme will affect around 960,000 properties, requiring users to switch from copper lines to full-fibre broadband-powered phone services.
- BT-Owned Openreach named 94 locations for copper switch-off, affecting around 960,000 premises as part of its 'stop sell' programme transitioning areas to full-fibre over the next year.
- A delay of 13 months from projections made last year means the century‑old copper network, operating since 1976, will be decommissioned once three‑quarters of properties are upgraded.
- Users must switch to broadband‑powered phones using Voice Over Internet Protocol, with BT describing 'Digital Voice' as offering features like improved call quality and spam protection.
- Across the UK, the list names both big cities and small towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including Blackpool, Portsmouth, Chester and Birmingham, and Openreach has published the full list of exchanges and towns.
- Framing the change as future‑proofing, Openreach said James Lilley, Openreach Managed Customer Migrations Director, called the stop sell programme 'critical' for future communication demands.
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