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<p><i>From Liam McArthur MSP:</i></p>
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style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">BT has now confirmed a delay in the switch-off of the analogue ‘copper wire’ landline system, and that it is pausing the transition of some vulnerable customers to the new internet-based landline system, Digital Voice: <span
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style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">I welcome this much-needed pause in switching off the analogue landline network but BT must now explain what it intends to do with this extra time. How will it guarantee access to lifeline landline services in <span
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