BT to pay frontline staff £1,500 Covid bonus BT said today it would pay 59,000 frontline workers a £1,500 special bonus to recognise their efforts to keep customers and the country connected during ... Business • 24 Mar
BT Sourced to create 70 jobs in Dublin Communications company BT is creating more than 70 new Irish jobs as it prepares to open its new Dublin-based procurement arm, BT Sourced, in April. Business • 18 Feb
BT reports 5% drop in Q3 earnings and revenue BT said it remained on track for the year after reporting a 5% drop in both adjusted revenue and core earnings for its third quarter, ... Business • 04 Feb
BT faces compensation claim over fixed-line prices British telecoms operator BT is facing a claim for almost £600m lodged by a consumer campaign group, which says the company failed to compensate fixed-line ... Business • 18 Jan
BT nudges up earnings guidance after challenging H1 BT, Britain's biggest fixed-line and mobile operator, said it had delivered a strong operational performance in the first half given the challenges of Covid-19 as ... Business • 29 Oct 20
Nokia wins 5G radio equipment contract from BT Nokia has clinched a deal with Britain's biggest mobile operator BT to supply 5G radio equipment, the Finnish company said today, in one of the ... Business • 29 Sep 20
BT's Q1 revenue and earnings fall 7% on Covid-19 impact BT, Britain's biggest broadband and mobile operator, today reported a 7% drop in both revenue and core earnings in its first quarter after the Covid-19 ... Business • 31 Jul 20
BT pulls dividend until 2021/22 due to coronavirus BT has suspended its dividend and said it would spend billions more on faster fibre broadband connections, as it prepares to meet the challenge posed ... Business • 07 May 20
BT won't cut jobs and will maintain pay during crisis The head of telecoms giant BT said he would donate his salary to health workers for at least six months and award a pay rise ... Business • 06 Apr 20
BT says its CEO has tested positive for Covid-19 Britain's biggest telecoms group BT said its chief executive, Philip Jansen, has tested positive for Covid-19. Business • 13 Mar 20
UK & Japanese companies delay release of Huawei phones Four major UK and Japanese mobile phone companies said today they will delay releasing new 5G handsets made by Huawei amid a US-led crackdown on ... Business • 22 May 19
BT reports 2% rise in H1 earnings, nudges up outlook BT's outgoing boss said its recovery plan was delivering after more sales of high-end smartphones and cost savings across the business helped the telecoms company ... Business • 01 Nov 18
BT names Worldpay's Philip Jansen as new CEO BT Group has today appointed Worldpay co-CEO Philip Jansen as its new chief executive. Business • 25 Oct 18
BT's CEO Gavin Patterson to step down BT Group's chief executive Gavin Patterson will step down later this year after the UK telecom company's chairman said a change in leadership was needed. Business • 08 Jun 18
BT to cut 13,000 UK jobs and leave London headquarters BT is cutting 13,000 managerial and back-office jobs and leaving its London headquarters in the latest attempt by Britain's biggest telecoms group to rebuild after ... Business • 10 May 18
Sky wins bulk of Premier League rights as value slips Rupert Murdoch's Sky will pay £3.58 billion to show 128 Premier League matches for three seasons from 2019/20. Business • 14 Feb 18
BT on track for year after Q3 meets its expectations Broadband and mobile provider BT broadly met market forecasts with a 25% rise in third-quarter pretax profit and said it remained confident about its full-year ... Business • 02 Feb 18
Sky and BT sign channel sharing deal Sky and BT have announced a deal that will allow the rival broadcasters to sell their channels on each others' platforms. Business • 15 Dec 17
BT taken steps to address accounting scandal - chairman BT bosses have moved to assure shareholders that the telecoms giant has taken swift action following its costly Italian accounting scandal earlier this year. Business • 12 Jul 17
BT to cut 4,000 jobs in restructuring BT will cut 4,000 jobs and replace the boss of its global services business in a plan to tackle the source of an Italian accounting ... Business • 11 May 17
BT fined £42m for business-line installation errors Britain's BT has been fined a record £42m by the regulator for failing to install high-speed lines for businesses fast enough. Business • 27 Mar 17
BT resolves two-year battle with new Openreach deal Britain's biggest telecoms group BT has reached an agreement with the regulator to finally resolve a two-year row over how the UK broadband network is ... Business • 10 Mar 17
BT retains Champions League rights in £1.2 billion deal BT has beaten arch-rival Sky to win the right to broadcast Champions League matches for another three years in a £1.2 billion deal. Business • 06 Mar 17
Deutsche Telekom writes down BT stake Deutsche Telekom forecast its core profit growth would halve this year, despite booming business in the US and the first rise in earnings in years ... Business • 02 Mar 17
Ofcom to force BT to cut landline-only bills British telecoms regulator Ofcom said it planned to force BT to cut its bills by at least £5 a month for those customers that only ... Business • 28 Feb 17
