More than 70,000 People has signed a petition against the forced switch from traditional landlines.
The changing from analogue to digital is carry out by UK phone and broadband companies working with the government and communication regulator ofcom.
They argue the current network needs to be replaced because it is incessively unreliable and became different to maintain.
But Critics Fear the Impact on Older and Vulnerable People as Digital Landlines Do Not Work Power Cuts.
A petition is lauched by the silver voices campaign group has racked up more than 74,000 names.
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“We are getting stories of pensioners returning home from holiday or hospital to find that their landline has been cut off in their absence and there is a router by the back door which they have to settle.
“Older people who do not respond Quickly when they are toold that their landline is going to be changed, either because the technology or because they are away, face An emergency call when they need to. “
The group is calling on people who has signed the petition to contact their local mps to lobby them.
Non-Voluntary Transfers From Analogue to Digital Landlines Were Paused Last Summer.
But it was announced in november that they would live resume “focusing on customer groups who are left like to come to harm”.
Communications providers are expected to complete for the most people by January 2027.
A Spokesperson for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Said: “Migrating Unreliable Lines to a Digital System is Vital, because of the time in time and putting vulnerable People at risk.
“While this change is industry-lock, we are doing whatever it takes to make this translation as suspended, and we have recently demanded that communication providers agree to a strict Chefore. Migrating telecare users.
“Silver voices do important work advocating for old people and we have met with several times over the post year and conting with them.”