What is it about?
Why the analogue telephone network is being switched off, how this will affect residential and care home managers and what they need to do to be ready for the switchover. Comms Business' Fit to Switch campaign aims to raise awareness of the switch-off.
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Why is it important?
The switch-off is happening in 13 months in January 2027, so residential and care home managers need to start preparing for the change now.
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Moving to digital is critical as it will improve phone line performance and effectiveness. Failure to do so will result in adverse and potentially long lasting consequences.
Alex Wright
Mark Allen Group
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This page is a summary of: Replacement of the analogue telephone network to a fibred-based digital service: vital information for residential and care home managers, Nursing and Residential Care, February 2025, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2025.0010.
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