Free Dial Tone Conditional on Internet!

For a subscriber who received their landline with a pair of copper wires, the transition from copper to fiber optic is not supposed to be a choice between phone and internet. However, the account of a subscriber in Gohardasht, Karaj, raised another question regarding their encounter with telecommunications. This subscriber stated: "They said to free the dial tone, you must purchase the fiber optic internet service and modem." Or even the statement that "your phone service will not be connected until you purchase the fiber optic internet service." To free the dial tone, purchasing a modem and even an internet package is essential, or have these two services been separated in the transition? The Deputy of Communications at the Iranian Telecommunications Company stated in an interview with 'Donya-e-Eqtesad': "Purchasing internet is not mandatory for activating the phone, and such a requirement is a violation." However, a telecommunications expert explained the issue from a technical perspective, stating: "Using a phone over fiber without equipment to convert optical signals to data is not possible." In the midst of these two narratives lies the regulatory directive which, on one hand, mandates the transition from copper networks to fiber for telecommunications, and on the other hand, stipulates that service must be established without imposing hardware and software costs on the subscriber and providing independent phone service without the obligation to purchase internet.