Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

By 2025, analogue telephone services accessed by the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will be switched off as the UK’s telecoms infrastructure is upgraded to digital connectivity. The switchover has implications for the telecare and TEC sector, and the 1.8 million people who rely on those services in the UK. All traditional devices that connect to the PSTN, such as telephone handsets, ATM machines, traffic light management systems and telecare units, will need reconnecting, with some needing upgrading or replacing irrespective of what plans that telecare providers have to develop their service.