Landline phones will be axed by 2025: Digital switchover leads to fears elderly and vulnerable will struggle to cope if they're forced to rely on mobile technology Millions of customers will be ...

Still have your old cordless phone? It could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world in the event of massive mobile network outages.

‘My landline is my lifeline’: Switch to digital phones prompts concern among elderly and disabled One woman, who has a debilitating condition, is reliant on her landline to ensure she does not ...

MILLIONS of landline customers have been encouraged to speak to their provider now ahead of a big switch off. Two million vulnerable people rely on lifesaving telecare alarms to call for help in an… ...

Landline phone use halves as mobile data use jumps tenfold The popularity of messaging apps and the dominance of the smartphone mean the landline is being used less and less.

Landline operators in the UK will switch every home phone in the UK to an internet-based connection instead of traditional, copper-wire landlines. A total of 14 million lines are affected.

A deaf woman says she has been inundated with calls from suspected scammers while awaiting her landline’s digital switch. Lorraine Sencicile, 78 from Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, said she has had up ...

When did your home landline last ring? On the rare occasion it does, we all know the chances are it's going to be a scam caller, especially since in the last year our elderly parents have all ...

According to the Chicago Tribune, state legislatures in 20 of those 21 states have given AT&T the OK to end landline service in their states so the telecommunications company can focus and invest ...