BT Group

Plusnet is a British quad play internet service provider (ISP); providing broadband, landline, digital television and Mobile services. The company was founded in 1997 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and became a public limited company (plc) in July 2004 when it was floated on the Alternative Investment Market. On 30 January 2007, Plusnet was acquired by BT Group, but it continues to operate as a separate business. By December 2013, it had over 750,000 customers across the UK.

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BT Group Plc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer, Enterprise, Global, Openreach, and Other. The Consumer segment offers mobile, broadband, home phone, and television services. The Enterprise segment markets communications and information technology (IT) services to businesses and public sector organizations; and provides network products and services to communications. The Global segment includes managed network and IT infrastructure services. The Openreach segment builds and manages the fixed network that connects the homes and businesses. The Other segment refers to the unallocated technology costs and corporate units. The company was founded by Sir William Fothergill Cooke, George Parker Bidder and Joseph Lewis Ricardo in 1846 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has introduced new rules to make inflation-linked price rises easier to understand for mobile phones, pay-TV and broadband users on a contract. From next year, customers have to be notified to any rise n contract charges in a “clear and comprehensible" way.

Telecoms companies ordered to spell out inflation-linked price hiles

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A)'s Openreach is among telecoms firms to have put to paper in agreeing protections for users of telecare alarms as Britain's phone network is upgraded. Almost two million vulnerable people rely on such alarms, which use phone lines, according to the Department for Science, Technology and Innovation.

BT's Openreach agrees to protect telecare during digital rollout

BT said network operations that were provided from the tower are now being provided elsewhere. For instance, microwave aerials were removed more than a decade ago, BT said.

BT to sell the BT Tower, which will become a hotel

BT (LON: BT.A) share price is not doing well. It has dropped for two straight months and is sitting near its lowest level since 2012.

Here's why BT share price is languishing: Will it recover?

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) on Thursday eked out modest growth in revenue and earnings in the third quarter but warned performance continued to be hit by rising costs and that its broadband base would decline. The telco said in the third quarter ending December, adjusted revenue rose 3% to £5.34 billion from £5.21 billion the year prior, while adjusted Ebitda edged 1% higher to £2.03 billion from £2.01 billion.

BT ekes out modest third quarter growth despite rising costs

BT was in court today facing a class action alleging it overcharged customers £1.3 billion for their landline connections. Brought by former Ofcom executive Jason Le Patourel with funding from Harbour Litigation, it is the first class action to reach court in the UK since changes to the law in 2015 allowed them.

BT on back foot as landline class action reaches court

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) third-quarter results on Thursday will coincide with the first day for new chief executive Allison Kirkby. Kirby, who joins from the same role at Swedish telecoms firm Telia, to replace Philip Jansen after his five year in the hot seat.

BT update will introduce new CEO but 'business as usual' expected

UK pressure groups have said its “completely unacceptable” for telecom companies like BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) to increase their prices ahead of inflation, urging others to avoid doing the same. “It would be completely unacceptable for providers to follow BT and inflict another above inflation increase on customers after Ofcom proposed banning this practice, saying it causes substantial consumer harm,” said Rocio Concha, the Which?

BT ‘completely unacceptable' for above-inflation price hikes

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A)'s Chief Executive Officer Marc Allera has unveiled changes to the company's pricing model in response to regulator Ofcom's recent consultation.   The current model, which adjusts customer pricing annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation +3.9%, will be replaced by a new model that provides a clear view of any changes in “pounds and pence”.

BT changes pricing structure in line with Ofcom guidance

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) is in negotiations with Elon Musk's Starlink to explore the possibility of offering satellite phone and broadband services in rural areas plagued by connectivity issues. This potential collaboration, first reported by The Telegraph, is set to address the so-called 'rural not spots', a persistent challenge to BT's universal service obligations.

BT exploring partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink to address 'rural not spots'

BT Group (LON: BT.A) share price has remained in a consolidation phase this year as investors wait for the new CEO who will take over in February. The stock has also wavered amid concerns about the company's future growth and profitability.

What's going on with the BT share price in 2024?

Allison Kirkby is set to take the reins of Britain's largest and most powerful telecommunications conglomerate when she succeeds Philip Jansen as chief executive of BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) this February. Coming across from Swedish telecoms firm Telia, where she served in the top spot since early 2020, Kirkby will bring a wealth of telecoms experience to the role, but the challenges she faces are no small beer.

Incoming BT boss Allison Kirkby: Her biggest challenges

BT Group is to trial using telephone street cabinets as electric vehicle charging stations. A pilot programme will get underway in Scotland in the next few weeks with BT hoping that up to 60,000 of the iconic green metal cabinets eventually will be converted.

BT to trial scheme that turns telephone cabinets into charging points

BT and Virgin Media have been warned over their roll-out of fast fibre broadband after a rise in incidents where elderly people's “telecare” help devices were cut off. Previously, telecare alarms automatically called a response centre via a landline when pressed by the wearer.

BT and Virgin rapped over digital roll-out to vulnerable customers

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BT Group (LON: BT.A) and Vodafone (LON: VOD) share prices dropped on Tuesday, dragging the FTSE 100 index. Vodadone stock retreated to a low of 67.35p, its lowest point since August 25th of this year.

Here's why Vodafone and BT share prices are slipping

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) analysts have reiterated the bank's ‘buy' rating for BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A), following the company's Openreach analyst day.   Openreach is BT's fixed broadband digital infrastructure wholesale business, representing almost half of the group's underlying earnings (EBITDA).

BT boosts ‘confidence' in Openreach fibre build: Goldman

BT Openreach has hit its halfway milestone of 25 million connected households by 2026, with the wholesale network provider announcing on Thursday that 12.5 million households are now connected to its network. In Wales, the partnership between Openreach and the Welsh Government has culminated in a successful rollout, surpassing its original target.

Halfway there: BT Openreach hits 12.5mln home milestone

BT Group PLC's (LSE:BT.A) share price could more than double, according to JPMorgan, which thinks 2024 could be a “break-out” year for European telcos.  The investment bank's bullish sector stance is based on prices increases which implies upside risk to consensus, Ebitda growth, free cash flow increases, “best-in-class" EPS growth, falling interest rates and prospects for further consolidation in the sector.

BT share price could more than double, says JPMorgan

British telecoms group BT confirmed on Monday it will not make an offer for musicMagpie , a British online retailer of used smartphones and electronic products.

BT ends buyout talks with second-hand electronics retailer musicMagpie

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A labour shortage is holding back economic growth and contributing to inflation, according to an economic think tank.

BT, Kingfisher, Whitbread and more: brokers today

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) gave up most of its gains as a two-pull surrounded shares in the telco. Shares rose sharply on Wednesday after the Chancellor confirmed that full expensing will be made permanent.

BT's two-way pull after "sobering" business arm update, expensing boost

BT chief executive Philip Jansen has called on the government to make tax breaks for infrastructure permanent and shift the investment environment in Britain from “good” to “great”. In an open letter to the government, Jansen said the introduction of the ‘super reduction' in 2021 had enabled BT to accelerate the roll-out of superfast broadband to 25m homes from 20m.

BT boss wants permanent tax break on infrastructure investment

BT Group plc (NYSE:BT ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 2, 2023 6:00 AM ET Company Participants Mark Lidiard - Investor Relations Philip Jansen - Chief Executive Officer Simon Lowth - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Akhil Dattani - JPMorgan Jakob Bluestone - Exane BNP Georgios Ierodiaconou - Citi Carl Murdock-Smith - Berenberg Polo Tang - UBS Robert Grindle - Deutsche Bank David Wright - Bank of America Nick Delfas - Redburn James Ratzer - New Street Nick Lyall - Societe Generale Maurice Patrick - Barclays Adam Fox-Rumley - HSBC Andrew Beale - Arete Research Mark Lidiard Good morning everyone and welcome to BT Group's Results Presentation for the Half Year ended 30 September, 2023. Presenting today is Philip Jansen, BT Group's Chief Executive.

BT Group plc (BT) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Can we make a bull case for BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) following today's earnings call? The FTSE 100-listed telco saw its revenues notch higher in the first half, with underlying earnings trending in the right direction.

What is the bull case for BT?

BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) backed full-year guidance after reporting flat revenue and a slight rise in earnings at the half-way stage. The FTSE 100-listed telco said revenue in the half-year to September 30 was £10.41 billion, up slightly from £10.37 billion while adjusted Ebitda climbed 6% to £4.09 billion from £3.87 billion.

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