16/06/25 - Member Induction and BT Switchover Event

- To download the Agenda for this seminar click here

POST EVENT:

PRESENTATIONS

• Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network, “Rural Services Network Campaigning and rural policy”

• Chris Hockley, Digital Voice Engagement Manager, BT, “BT Digital Voice, The digital home phone switch over”

KERRY BOOTH'S PRESENTATION: USEFUL LINKS

RSN Seminar Programme - view all of the events and book your place now!

https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/meetings/online-seminars/2025/programme.pdf

You can register for our next seminar on Rural Affordable Housing Seminar on 9 July here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclc--gqT4uGtBI0gWlVDV-mGPadq3XMhF3#/registration

RSN Rural Funding Digest

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-funding-digest

RSN Newsletters

https://rsnonline.org.uk/category/newsletters

RSN Rural Lens on Government Policy

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-lens

RSN Member Notice Board

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/members-notice-board

RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote

Rural-Urban Classification

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rural-urban-classification

Rural Economy, a sleeping giant worth £19bn

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rural-economy-a-sleeping-giant-worth-19-billion

Rural Digest A-Z

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-to-z-index-statistical-digest-of-rural-england/a-to-z-index-for-the-statistical-digest-of-rural-england

All Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services

https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg

National Rural Crime Network

https://nationalruralcrimenetwork.ne

Government's Plan for Change

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf

CHRIS HOCKLEY'S PRESENTATION: USEFUL LINKS

BT Digital Voice Website

https://www.bt.com/about/all-ip

Government Guidance on UK transition from analogue to digital landlines

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-transition-from-analogue-to-digital-landlines

Government Press Release on Digital Landlines for Telecare Users

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/telecare-users-and-their-loved-ones-across-the-uk-urged-to-speak-to-telecoms-providers-ahead-of-switch-to-digital-landlines

Government Policy Paper on Charter of Commitments for telephone switch

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-switched-telephone-network-charter/public-switched-telephone-network-charter

OFCOM moving landline phones to digital technology: what you need to know

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/landline-phones/future-of-landline-calls

TechUK Digital Switchover explained

https://www.techuk.org/accelerating-innovation/digital-phone-switchover.html

Digital Switchover telecare data sharing

https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/cyber-digital-and-technology/digital-switchover/digital-switchover-telecare-data

BT Connected Together – digital switchover support for customers with additional needs

https://www.bt.com/about/all-ip/connected-together

Helping the nation make the switch – with Moira Stuart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VhfPX7d__M

LGA national telecare partner toolkit on data sharing

https://www.local.gov.uk/national-telecare-campaign-partner-toolkit

To request a BT Digital switch over, online event in your area, contact:

East England, London & South East – Chris Hockley - [email protected]

East Midlands, North West & West midlands – Lydia Beeston – [email protected]

Wales – Kristina Morrison – [email protected]

Northern Ireland, North East, Yorkshire & Humber – Nav Hussain - [email protected]