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Originally Posted by John Youles
There have been power cuts in my area (Norwich) over the last few days. I am concerned that the phone line (ntl) immediately went dead. Surely there should be some form of battery backup ? My neighbours on BT do not have this problem. Luckily I have a mobile, had I not I would have not been able to make or receive calls in an emergency.
I am surprised that providing a service during a power cut is not a condition of the operating licence.
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Was it a powered phone? cordless etc?