PSTN Switch Off Delay

[#1]

Would anybody be surprised to hear the PSTN switch off has been delayed until end of Jan 2027.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/05/openreach-update-as-analogue-uk-phone-switch-off-delay...

Brian

[#2]

Not at all.
It's been on the cards for all the reasons given in that article. Hopefully the delay will ensure a coherent transition and address the issues raised. BT was aware of these issues from the start yet put the onus on resolving them onto it's "partners" and customers.

[#3]

So actually only a tad over a year later.

[#4]

This

allowing us to align the programme with full fibre broadband customer upgrades where available.

AKA , 'we've finally realised that voip doesnt have suitable resilience to power failure when provided over FTTC' so we'll delay it until we can get more customers on FTTP. There's then a smaller number of customers affected and hopefully the media won't make too much noise....

[#5]

One could suggest the delay is more around "BT Groups" profits and dividend payments rather than the end user being inconvenienced or not ready. 

[#6]

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@HPsauce wrote:

So actually only a tad over a year later.

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Yes, though the story was updated yestrday, to point out, Openreach had pointed out that the PSTN provision to ISPs will still expire on 31/12/2025, but there will be options to have 'specail' contracts for some customers to extend to 31/01/2027.

Only in legacy GPO culture (OR, BT, Royal Mail, Post Office) could such a confusing dual drop-dead date scenario occur !  (A bit like the expiry date(s) for non barcoded postage stamps !)

[#7]

"Would anybody be surprised to hear the PSTN switch off has been delayed until end of Jan 2027."

I note the lack of a question.

[#8]

"We also found out that the mobile network may not provide the backup we presumed it would have".