BT aims to shut down traditional phone network to help it battle US tech giants

‘BT is calling on the communications watchdog to let it scrap the traditional telephone network, as part of a campaign to loosen regulations that it says will help telecoms companies compete better with US internet companies such as Apple and Facebook.

The telecoms giant is planning to move all domestic and business customers to internet-based voice calls within a decade, but under current Ofcom rules must continue to provide a traditional phone service.

BT is now urging the regulator to lift the obligation, a move that it says will have no impact on the majority of customers who are already using internet phones and allow it to invest more in broadband upgrades.’

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