Tongue Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

Fibre to the Cabinet services are available to customers connected to the Tongue exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. Suppliers include BT Superfast Fibre, Plusnet Fibre Broadband, TalkTalk Fast Broadband & ee Unlimited Fibre Broadband

Local Authority = The Highland Council

UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Tongue exchange is 01847

International dialling code for the Tongue exchange is +44 1847 or 0044 1847

The Tongue exchange is in the Thurso And Tongue group of exchanges.

10 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.

OS Grid Ref: NC 59346 56968

Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Tongue,
LAIRG.
IV27 4XL

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Tongue -> Highland -> Scotland

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Exchange Location

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Openreach Identifer

Network identifier code for the Tongue exchange is NSTON

Static IP Address

Plusnet offer their broadband customers the option of a "Static IP Address" for a one off charge of just £5. Make reliable VoIP calls, run a server, host a website or monitor CCTV remotely with a "Static IP Address" from Plusnet

Fibre To The Cabinet

The Tongue exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

Tongue exchange is enabled for ADSL Max

ADSL

The Tongue telephone exchange in Highland was enabled for ADSL in November 2005

Ofcom Classification

The BT exchange, Tongue is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.

Historic Fact

Before PhONE Day On 16th April 1995, the STD Code For This Exchange Was 0847 55

PSTN Network Switch Off In 2025

The first stage Openreach propose to facilitate the retirement of their public switched telephone network (PSTN) is to issue 'Stop Sell' dates for specific telephone exchanges. Once a 'Stop Sell' date has passed, communication providers (CP's) will be unable to order any copper based products if a fibre solution is available at the customer's premises. Accepted fibre solutions include FTTP and SOGEA/SOGFast.

Impacted product and services that will be unavailable beyond a 'Stop Sell' date include WLR3 analogue, ISDN 2, ISDN 30, LLU SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Line Share and Classic products.

Openreach have identified 581 specific 'FTTP Priority Exchanges' that will be the first to receive 'Stop Sell' notices, see below.

Openreach have not identified the Tongue Exchange as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' and the 'Stop Sell' date will be September 2023.