Ofcom is consulting on changes to telecoms rules that could see fax machines become obsolete.
The device - formally known as a facsimile machine - was once a regular feature of British offices.
It would mean telecoms providers would no longer be required to provide fax services under the universal service obligation .Currently there are two designated telecoms providers responsible for universal service in the UK - BT and KCOM . The regulator consulted widely on this last year: "We considered it was appropriate for fax to be removed from the USO, given its limited ongoing use."Millions of faxes have been sent and received over the years, some becoming landmarks in our communications history.
This is one of the reasons they were used in big-money transactions with tight deadlines, such as house sales, as they enabled contracts to be exchanged quickly and accurately.
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