@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoUK telecoms firms told to safeguard at-risk customers in switch to digital landlines | Telecommunications industry | The Guardianwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10
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minus-square@SquiffSquiff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoReally poor article. Could swap out mention of phone lines for e.g. high street bank branches and nothing would change. What would be useful: What’s the legal requirement regarding power cuts? What are the regulatory requirements regarding panic buttons etc? Why the focus on the over 70’s within the article? What’s different for a user for VOIP compared to analogue (apart from the power issue)? What are some possible mitigations, e.g. a battery backup and a fallback mobile connection?
Really poor article. Could swap out mention of phone lines for e.g. high street bank branches and nothing would change. What would be useful: