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Review the digitisation of UK telephone lines

Submitted by Martin Heaney on Sunday 11th January 2026

Published on Tuesday 17th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 17th August 2026

Current Signatures: 170
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Copper ~ Cornish ~ Cutting ~ Damaged ~ Digital ~ Homes ~ independence ~ Power ~ Reviewed ~ risk ~ Rural areas ~ Seek ~ Signal ~ Storm ~ technology ~ Telephone ~ vulnerability ~ work

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Popularity

This petition has 170 signatures in total, with signatories from 70 constituencies. That makes it the 747th most popular open petition, and the 17,347th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 22% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -17% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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