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Public AffairsUnion issues final ultimatum after “incredible” BT strike action ballot
Communication Workers Union will avoid “knee-jerk” decision despite overwhelming majority vote to strike.
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Public AffairsBT has ‘robust’ plan to cope with strike action
BT CTO Howard Watson claims “preparedness” for potential industrial action.
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Public AffairsBT ‘foodbank’ stokes union ire ahead of strike vote
CWU leaders angrily cite food donations for EE call centre staff as an example of employees struggling to make ends meet.
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PremiumBT people moves: Division X and Digital target startup growth
Division X names market development lead; Digital brings in startup partnership specialist.
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PremiumBT Q4 FY21–22: Openreach rallies troops for Jansen’s war
Jansen emphasises importance of fast migration to fibre as defence against wholesale rivals, and BT is heavily recruiting to provision new customers.
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PremiumBT Q4 FY21–22 Guidance: Jansen stands defiant
Macro pressures to have an inevitable impact, but not all doom and gloom for BT forecasts.
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PremiumBT Q4 FY21–22 Spend: FTTP build-out remains a (costly) priority
Openreach’s fibre-related spend surpasses 50% of Group capex.
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PremiumBT Q4 FY21–22 Headlines: off-target but moving forward
Enterprise and Global continue to drag, Openreach unencumbered.
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OperationsOpenreach’s Selley slams ‘tortuous’ process for hiring EU workers
Openreach CEO warns of constraints on pace of fibre network build.
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Network & InfraBT’s Digital Voice switchover on track despite delays
CEO Jansen confident in operator’s ability to rectify problems in analogue-to-digital switchover.
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Network & InfraBT makes steady progress on broadband USO
Latest update shows 4,600 premises connected, with thousands more in the works. Excessive costs remain a problem for rural premises despite Ofcom intervention.
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Financial & PerformanceBT Q4 FY21–22: foundations in place, but cracks widening
Typically rosy Openreach figures relied on heavily for positive spin to results mixed bag.
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Network & InfraSubsea rollout for 15 Scottish islands ramps up
BT partner Global Marine to start deployment of 16 subsea cables from May. Initial survey work completed last year by Fugro and OceanIQ.
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Network & InfraFunding keeps flowing for UK full-fibre altnets
Investor appetite still strong for UK’s busy fibre build scene. Altnets swell ranks to 100 and counting, some start to snap up rivals. Old guard Openreach keeps ahead of the pack with seven million premises passed for full-fibre rollout.
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PremiumBT people moves: Gastey leads Global Manufacturing
José Gastey named MD for new Global Manufacturing function, combining several industry verticals. BT’s divisional General Counsels swapped as Canham exits, Beckenbridge pivots, and Langlands moves. Better Workplace management tweaked as fit-out contracts awarded.
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Network & InfraScottish gov working with Openreach to accelerate R100
R100 project, backed by devolved Scottish government, connects only tiny fraction of targeted premises with superfast broadband. Subsea infrastructure on track to hit rollout deadline, but wider R100 programme facing delays. Scottish government “actively engaging” with Openreach to accelerate rollout; acknowledges (again) that R100 is “hugely challenging”.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Arson takes out 7,400 connections
Arson attack in Kent knocks out 7,400 connections; Openreach set to launch Advanced Install pilot for complex jobs.
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Public Affairseir takes BT to court for NI public sector bid
Irish incumbent seeks compensation for long-running dispute regarding NI PSSN contract. Public sector IT services deal, won by BT in 2018, said to be worth up to £400m.
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Public AffairsIndustrial action inbound as union rejects biggest BT pay rise in 20 years
Communication Workers Union rebuffs improved offer of a £1,500 flat rise for 58,000 employees. Union states it will take BT’s management “to a place they’ve never been before” as it prepares for a statutory industrial action ballot. BT believes its rates “compare well” against competitors.
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Public Affairs“Insulting” pay bump rejected as BT faces fresh union battle
Communication Workers Union refuses £1,200 flat rise, demanding a 10% increase. States BT has a “clear choice” between prioritising shareholders or workers. Union threatens to begin statutory industrial action ballot.