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flag Upgrading the UK’s outdated public service networks to digital could save £3bn by 2040 and prevent disruptions before the 2027 analog shutdown.

flag A BT report with Assembly Research finds upgrading the UK’s ageing analogue infrastructure in sectors like NHS, energy, water, and emergency services to digital networks could deliver £3bn in net economic benefits by 2040. flag Key gains include avoiding 750,000 ambulance trips, freeing 12 million council staff hours, cutting 3.42 megatonnes of carbon emissions, and saving £1.4bn in energy costs. flag The study warns of rising risks from outdated systems, with a 45% increase in resilience incidents on the Public Switched Telephone Network, set for shutdown in January 2027. flag BT urges public services to complete migration by end of 2025 to avoid disruption.

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