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Rochdale Observer
|June 11, 2025
UK LANDLINES are quickly becoming a thing of the past, with fewer homes than ever opting to have the service installed in favour of mobile phones.
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Over 1.5 million homes will no longer be able to sign up for and use ageing copper technology as BT's Openreach has announced that it has issued a new ‘Stop Sell’ alert in over 160 locations, including Rochdale.
This story is from the June 11, 2025 edition of Rochdale Observer.
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