"Andrew" wrote in message
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On 21/11/2019 13:34, Marland wrote:
Dr S Lartius wrote:


However, a switch-off of the analogue phone signal does not _require_ a
switch-off of the DC power which is applied to the distant end of your
telephone feed.


Wont fibre to the cabinet at least become normal once digital has fully
taken over, the few people who dont
have broadband or transferred to one of the plans that use fibre for
part
of the route from the exchange
will fairly small by then and be connected in that manner wether they
like
it or not.
With no copper connection it wont be possible to power phones by DC from
the exchange.


GH

But those green cabinets have a power supply (and a non-smart meter !!)
so they could still supply DC from there (in theory).

But not for long, nothing like as long as an exchange can do that.