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UK telecoms industry reaches agreement with government on digital switchover duties

( November 19, 2024, 00:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New protections to ensure telephone-connected alarms for vulnerable people continue to function during the switchover from an analog to a digital network have been agreed upon. Major telecom companies, including BT, Virgin Media, Vodafone, and Sky, met with telecoms minister Chris Bryant and agreed to new safeguards that will affect around two million people. This includes the new requirement for companies to offer an engineer to visit vulnerable customers and test whether the alarm continues functioning after the transition. The requirements are part of a longer checklist agreed upon.Statement follows....

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