EE, one of UK’s leading mobile operators in UK, on Wednesday confirmed that its joint shareholders, Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange SA are currently involved in “highly preliminary exploratory discussions with BT”…
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BT in preliminary buyout talks with Telefónica over O2
BT intends to re-enter mobile network arena with a possible buyout of U.K. mobile operator O2 as it is aims to offer a single “quad-play” package of television, broadband, landline and mobile…
BT’s broadband monopoly having a negative impact on innovation claim UK telecom giants
Leading British telecom firms are jointly calling out broadband regulator Ofcom to curb BT’s business broadband market monopoly. The UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) wants Ofcom to let other companies lay their…
Tesco brings BT Wi-Fi to over 900 UK & Ireland supermarkets
Tesco customers will just have to select ‘Tesco Wi-Fi’ or ‘BT’ to access in-store Wi-Fi in the 806 Tesco Extra and Superstores across the UK and 113 stores in Ireland.
BT YouView customers finally get £5.99-a-month Netflix
BT has announced that its YouView set-top boxes owners will now be able to stream movies and TV shows through Netflix. Availability of the streaming service is a result of the deal…
BT on a recruitment spree; announces 500 vacancies
After a major recruiting drive in May this year, BT’s Openreach, responsible for the building and maintenance of BT’s networks, has announced that it has openings for 500 engineers. The announcement was…
BT’s consumer mobile service facing delay due to ‘technical flaws’?
If the report is to be believed, the roll out will slip to second quarter of 2015. However, a BT spokesman insisted that the plans were still on track.
BT unveils G. Fast technology for ultra speed copper connections
The new G.Fast technology delivered download and upload speeds of 786Mbps and 231Mbps respectively over a 19m copper wire connection, during the trails.
TalkTalk to take on BT with new affordable broadband offerings
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding: Too many businesses are paying over the odds for their broadband. If every single business in the UK switched, they would save a collective £2.6bn.
UK Telecom giants warns of rising costs in wake of Scotland’s independence
“What approach would the government of an independent Scotland take to the radio spectrum – currently licensed on a UK-wide basis – without which mobile networks cannot operate?”
BT to hike prices by up to 6.5% from December
The line rental for direct debit customers will increase by 6.25% to £16.99, and the rate for calling UK landlines will be up by 6.44%.
UK Government: BDUK project on track; connects 1M homes & businesses
Culture Secretary Sajid Javid: It is totally transforming the way we live and work.
BT rolls out 4G service for businesses
BT: Our research shows that 24 per cent of employees now work regularly out of the office. As part of our strategy to offer a portfolio that provides value for money and meets the changing needs of businesses, we’ve designed our new mobile plans to cater for this.
City of London: BT’s failure to rollout superfast broadband in square mile affecting businesses
BT: We are in talks with the Corporation of London about how to increase availability of lower-priced fibre broadband – which is primarily aimed at consumers, home workers and the very smallest SMEs.
Less than 10% Brits enabling ‘adult network filters’, Ofcom says
Only 36 % of TalkTalk customers opted for filter, while Sky, BT and Virgin Media, managed to get only 8%, 5% and 4% customers sign up.