BT and EE are reaching out to connect to key individuals regarding the significant national change that will affect millions across the UK – the transition from analogue landlines to digital home phone services. At BT, we are committed to engaging a wide range of communities in this process, with a particular focus on reaching older and vulnerable customers.
Our new home phone service, Digital Voice, routes calls over broadband rather than the old analogue network, which has become outdated, less reliable, and more energy-intensive. This change will provide customers with clearer call quality and greatly reduce the number of scam calls. As part of our programme to fully transition by January 2027, BT has been carrying a series of Regional Engagement Initiatives. These include:
We are seeking to collaborate with organisations like yours to help spread awareness and provide support—especially to vulnerable groups, for whom the landline is often a lifeline. For those who use your service would be impacted if the landline is there only way of communication & we want to reassure people that there are solutions. Through this collaboration, we hope to:
Please note, there is no sales element to this – it is about public support and is backed by the government. |
Useful links:
- A Digital Voice guides (leaflets attached below)
- A link to our Digital Voice customer video Introduction to Digital Voice
- A link to our latest Digital Voice Blog, which details the support given to vulnerable customers backed by Moira Stuart. BT teams up with Moira Stuart to announce enhanced support for vulnerable customers moving to Digital Voice
- A link to our Connected Together website, detailing how we can support friends & family with the change and registering their additional needs via the web form Connected Together – All-IP – About BT | BT Plc
- A link to our Commitment Charter, which all providers have signed up to, to ensure we support those who use telecare devices Digital Voice: Signing up to the charter of commitments (bt.com)
- A link to our National Telecare Campaign partner tool kit National telecare campaign partner toolkit | Local Government Association
- A link which details our Digital Voice events Digital Voice Events | Digital Home Phone | BTDV stakeholder pack – 2025 Digital Voice with Additional Needs Digital Voice large print leaflet A guide to Digital Voice, BT’s new home phone service
Digital Voice with Additional Needs
Digital Voice large print leaflet
A guide to Digital Voice, BT’s new home phone service