FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Openreach - The Untold Story

BT Acquires TalkTalk in £400M Rescue Deal To Protect 2.5M Customers

BT Group has acquired TalkTalk and PXC from administration in a deal expected to cost about £400 million, preserving services for 2.5 million customers while regulators assess competition concerns.

International Business Times UK · 5h ago

BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible

For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

BT Agrees £400m Rescue Takeover Of Debt-Hit Broadband Rival TalkTalk

BT has completed its takeover of TalkTalk out of administration, but the Government has ordered a CMA inquiry. Here is what it means for customers.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

National telecoms provider could make $2.7 billion selling recycled copper in AI boom — BT to strip 200,000 tons from legacy network

The UK's largest telecommunications company, BT, could potentially make $2.7 billion as it recycles all the old copper in its network as it upgrades to fiber optic. The massive amount is driven by the AI boom, as data center operators require more and more copper wires for power.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 1

BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

Thames Water creditors accused of ‘shuffling chairs on Titanic’ with plan for new board

Campaigners say proposal for £10bn rescue deal in bid to avoid nationalisation is a ‘cosy stitch-up’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Long delays after manhole collapses on A82 causing half-hour tailbacks

Drivers are facing long delays travelling on the A82 after the collapse of a manhole cover

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11

EE launches its fastest fibre broadband ever - 8GB per second speeds should appeal to home workers, gamers and AI developers alike

As long as you're in Surrey - where EE will be delivering its fastest speeds yet.

TechRadar · Aug 4

Ofcom proposes blocking Openreach new customer deal over competition concerns

The telecoms watchdog said it provisionally found Openreach’s new customer offer was

Evening Standard · Jul 28

BT’s Openreach new customer deal could be blocked over ‘not fair and reasonable’ concerns

Openreach said it was ‘disappointed’ at Ofcom’s proposed action to intervene

The Independent UK · Jul 28