As UK telco BT looks to close its copper network, it is set to exit thousands of telephone exchanges (aka Central Offices) as it consolidates its footprint down from some 5,600 network buildings to ...

As the UK moves towards full-fibre broadband, BT-owned Openreach has named 94 locations set for a major switch-off. As part of the UK's major plans to dismantle the network of copper phone lines for ...

Following Gigaclear’s statement this morning calling on Openreach to work with altnets, the Independent Networks’ Co-operatives Association (INCA) has issued a statement along similar lines. Openreach ...

BT’s broadband wholesale division Openreach is pressing regulator Ofcom to ‘relax’ some rules that will help its ongoing FTTP investment case INCA, the industry body that represents the UK’s fibre ...

We knew last week that Openreach CEO Clive Selley's comments in a Financial Times interview would raise the hackles of the altnets. So it is hardly surprising that as Monday dawned they started to ...

BT Group saw 242,000 customers quit Openreach broadband in favour of smaller rivals in the second quarter, as competition in the sector picks up. The figures revealed on Thursday follow Openreach ...

BT has lost more broadband customers than expected, a sign that even its £15bn fibre rollout is struggling to retain customers from drifting to cheaper rivals. Openreach, BT’s network arm, reported a ...

Telecoms giant BT has announced a significant reduction in its workforce alongside a notable loss of broadband customers to rivals, as it navigates a “competitive” market. The company reported a ...

BT has said it lost a wave of broadband customers over recent months to rivals amid a “competitive” market, and revealed another 5,000 jobs have gone under its cost-cutting overhaul. The telecoms ...

BT has released its latest quarterly figures, revealing the extent of job cuts that have taken place over the first half of the financial year. The figures show that the company’s headcount has been ...

Group revenue for the six months to 30 September inched down 3% compared to last year to £9.8 billion, driven by ongoing declines in legacy voice, lower mobile handset volumes, and its International ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BT’s Openreach has threatened to scrap the final leg of its goal to make full fibre available to 30mn homes by ...