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Landline switchover could cut people off in emergency, minister warned

1 source1 article First seen 2 days ago Updated 2 days ago United Kingdom Truth score 46

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Summary

Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.

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BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB 2 days ago
Landline switchover could cut people off in emergency, minister warned
Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.

Truth score

46/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 90/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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C 100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 90/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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