Prevent the switching off of analogue landlines and fund public payphones

Closed 69 signatures

What the petition asks

To reduce overall reliance on the internet and digitisation as we think it has gone too far and is now superceding common sense and could threaten public safety increasingly going forward if we get more frequent IT outages. We think payphones and traditional landlines are vital for public safety.

The analogue copper landline network is independent of the internet and may be vital in the event of national emergency. Router powered phones wont work in a power cut or IT outage and we think giving a vulnerable person a battery pack that is only good for an hour as an alternative is not good enough.

Timeline

31 Mar 2025	Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2025	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 69

Status Closed

Department Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Opened 31 Mar 2025

Closed 30 Sep 2025

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