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Landline switchover could cut people off in emergency, minister warned

Plans to switch off the UK's traditional landline phone network could leave people in remote areas unable to contact help in an emergency, MPs have warned.

Landline operators aim to complete the switch to an internet-based network instead of copper-wire cables by the end of January next year.

The government and operators say the move to digital landlines will offer a more reliable service.

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