How to migrate from BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off to Digital phone (voice over broadband, e.g. SOGEA) from your communications provider - Openreach says to work with your provider on a migration plan

89 days until BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off shuts down (2027-01-31). Do not wait.

1. Export your BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off data now. See the export checklist. Grab the full archive, verify it opens.
2. Set up Digital phone (voice over broadband, e.g. SOGEA) from your communications provider - Openreach says to work with your provider on a migration plan. https://www.openreach.com/news/openreach-warns-businesses-fewer-than-100-days-left-to-move-off-the-old-analogue-phone-network/ - create the account and map your core objects before importing.
3. Run both in parallel for one cycle to catch gaps before BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off goes dark.
4. Cut over: update integrations, billing and runbooks; keep the BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off export archived.

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"Migrating from BT / Openreach analogue landline (PSTN) switch-off to Digital phone (voice over broadband, e.g. SOGEA) from your communications provider - Openreach says to work with your provider on a migration plan." Bikoosh Shutdown Watch, verified 2026-11-03. https://bikoosh.com/shutdowns/migrate/bt-analogue-landline-2027/to-digital-phone-voice-over-broadband-e-g-sogea-from-your-communications-provider-openreach-says-to-work-with-your-provider-on-a-migration-plan

Digital phone (voice over broadband, e.g. SOGEA) from your communications provider - Openreach says to work with your provider on a migration plan is a documented option, not an endorsement. Shutdown Watch tracks vendor announcements and public deadlines; it is monitoring assistance, not legal or migration advice.