I suppose for those households that don't have an internet connection but want to keep a landline after 2025, the changeover could potentially be as big an upheaval as the conversion from town gas to natural gas was in about the late 1960s/early '70s. That affected every home in the country, though (except presumably those that were all-electric) whereas this will only affect a minority (albeit not an insignificant minority) of households.Sound advice that will unfortunately not reach enough of the more vulnerable customers.
Open Reach comes up with the rather less helpful:
While this is true, someone going door-to-door with an impressive looking id-card in an orange jacket with 'Telecoms' or something similar on the back may well be able to persuade one of the more vulnerable members of the community that 'equipment' means just about anything including "new digital wiring" which is necessary to connect the "equipment" to the (some technical term designed to bamboozle the householder).
I've started a separate thread on the changeover from town to natural gas at
Memories of the changeover from town to natural gas
Does anyone have any memories of the conversion of every home in the country from town gas to natural gas? I believe that it was done sometime in about the late 1960s or early '70s, so just before my time. I would guess that it must have been a massive undertaking, having to enter every home in...
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