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Telephone Services: Weather |
| Question ID: |
1782632 |
| UIN: |
HL5614 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
384 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to retain copper landlines in rural areas to ensure continuous telephone access during extreme weather events. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-24 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3792 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
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| Answering Member handle: |
WhitchurchGirl
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@WhitchurchGirl
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| Answer text: |
The copper landline network, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network, is a privately-owned network and the decision to upgrade it has been taken by the telecoms industry. The industry’s decision to upgrade the PSTN is due to necessity, as the ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |