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Openreach Stops Selling Traditional Copper Phone in Mildenhall

6th May, 2021 (27 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today taken the next step towards upgrading from analogue to digital services via the issuing of a “stop sell” notification in the trial area of Mildenhall (Suffolk), which means that new customers will now only be able to take all-IP (digital / VoIP) based phone and broadband services (no more analogue phones etc.).

ITSPA Rebrands as Comms Council UK to Reflect Changing Services

29th April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Internet Telephony Services Providers Association, which represents the United Kingdom’s telecoms and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone industry, has today announced that they’re rebranding as Comms Council UK to “reflect the changing services of its membership and to support its engagement with its stakeholders.”

Openreach Campaign Raises Awareness of Analogue UK Phone Retirement

28th April, 2021 (27 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today launched a new national “Call Waiting List” campaign, which aims to raise awareness among UK businesses of their plans to withdraw old copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services by December 2025 and replace them with digital (IP / VoIP) alternatives.

Ofcom Will Stop Requiring UK Phone Providers to Offer Local Dialling

23rd April, 2021 (29 Comments)

Ofcom has today launched a second consultation on the future use of UK telephone numbers, which among other things proposes to remove the obligation on phone operators to provide a “local dialling” facility (this requirement is less relevant on modern internet based networks) and to prohibit “cash for calls” schemes.

26 Percent of UK People Never Use their Landline for Phone Calls

22nd April, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,001 UK adults, which was conducted in mid-March 2021 and commissioned by Uswitch, has revealed that 26% of people with a landline don’t even have a phone attached to it and 35% of respondents said they only have a landline because it’s needed for their broadband connection.

Ofcom UK Makes Changes to Rules for Landline and Mobile Calls

30th March, 2021 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published a final statement on their latest Wholesale Voice Markets Review 2021–26 (WVMR), which among other things has set some new caps on call termination charges and deregulated other areas.

Ofcom Accepts BT Proposal to Continue UK Landline Only Discount

25th March, 2021 (15 Comments)

As expected, Ofcom has today accepted last year’s proposal from BT, which saw the UK ISP voluntarily offer to continue the existing discount that they apply to consumers who take a landline-only phone service (i.e. cutting the monthly rental from £18.99 to £11.99 for lines without broadband attached).

Voiceflex Launch SoGEA Phone to Replace Landlines for UK ISPs

17th February, 2021 (8 Comments)

Telecoms carrier Voiceflex has launched a new product – SoGEA Voice, which is aimed at broadband ISPs that are looking to replace their old traditional landline phone services with a new IP based solution on Openreach’s Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SoGEA) products.

Challenge for UK ISPs as Ofcom Forces Emergency Video Relay Service UPDATE

16th February, 2021 (13 Comments)

Ofcom has today opened a further consultation on their plan to force all communications providers – seemingly including broadband ISPs that may not even provide phone services – to offer a “free” 24/7 emergency video relay service in order to help users of British Sign Language (BSL) to talk with the emergency services.

Sky Broadband Finally Fixes VoIP Timing and DHCP Router Bugs

11th February, 2021 (20 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband may be pleased to learn that the provider is now deploying a new firmware (software) update for their latest SR203 and SR204 Sky Hub wireless routers, which the provider says should finally fix two of last year’s biggest bugs with VoIP timing and DHCP networking.

BT Launch Alexa-enabled Home Phone for UK Broadband Users

9th February, 2021 (22 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP BT, specifically those who take out their new VoIP style Digital Voice product (typically offered as a phone solution alongside broadband packages), will soon be able to access the operator’s new ‘Advanced Digital Home Phone‘ handset that comes with Alexa Built-in (Amazon’s smart voice assistant).

Businesses Unprepared for the End of Traditional Phone Lines

3rd February, 2021 (17 Comments)

A new survey has warned that 24% of UK businesses (33% for SMEs) aren’t aware of the plan to withdraw traditional copper line phone services (PSTN – WLR, LLU SMPF etc.) by December 2025, which will see both homes and businesses being migrated over to a modern all-IP based network for broadband and voice connectivity.

London ISP Community Fibre Launch New Home Phone Service

12th January, 2021 (8 Comments)

London focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is currently rolling out a 3Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to a good chunk of the UK’s capital city, has today launched a new IP-based (VoIP) Home Phone service to optionally accompany their internet access packages.

BT to Continue Discount for Landline Only UK Phone Users

10th December, 2020 (5 Comments)

ISP BT has voluntarily proposed to Ofcom that the protection it handed to UK consumers who take their landline-only phone service in 2018 (i.e. lines without broadband), which among other things cut the monthly rental from £18.99 to £11.99, should be continued for a further 5 years. We can’t see that being rejected.

ISP iDNET to Migrate Entire UK Phone Network to All-IP with BT

23rd November, 2020 (6 Comments)

UK broadband ISP iDNET has today announced that they’ve signed a 5-year deal with BTWholesale to help migrate their entire “phone network” to an all-IP solution in advance of the 2025 digital switch-over (when old analogue phones services are due to be withdrawn).

ISPA Reveal Winners of the 2020 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

18th November, 2020 (1 Comment)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has just unveiled the winners of their 22nd annual 2020 internet industry and broadband awards, which among other categories saw CommunityFibre scoop the win for “Best Consumer ISP“, while Jurassic Fibre secured “Best New ISP” and Gigaclear won “Best Rural ISP.”

ISP BT Change Digital Voice Calling for Local UK Numbers

17th November, 2020 (30 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT appears to have begun informing customers about a “small” forthcoming change to their new Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) style ‘Digital Voice’ service (often supplied alongside FTTP or SOGEA based hybrid fibre packages), which will change how you dial when calling a local number.