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BT Openreach

BT offers to invest up to £600m for universal broadband
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BT offers to invest up to £600m for universal broadband

The company's offer would replace new regulation proposed by the government
31 Jul 2017
Ofcom caps BT's Openreach prices
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Ofcom caps BT's Openreach prices

Regulator limits the amount that rivals can be charged for leasing the company's superfast broadband
31 Mar 2017
BT finally lets go of Openreach
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BT finally lets go of Openreach

Legal separation of fibre network includes transfer of 32,000 staff
10 Mar 2017
BT admits it must improve as Openreach spin-off looms
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BT admits it must improve as Openreach spin-off looms

BT should improve its customer service, says chairman Michael Rake
5 Dec 2016
BT ordered to spin off Openreach
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BT ordered to spin off Openreach

Ofcom rules BT has failed to address competition concerns
29 Nov 2016
Virgin and BT team up against threat of Openreach split
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Virgin and BT team up against threat of Openreach split

Major business rivals join forces to fight Ofcom proposals
19 Sep 2016
Former business minister backs calls to split up BT
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Former business minister backs calls to split up BT

Anna Soubry slammed the work BT has done to bring superfast broadband to the nation
12 Aug 2016
Ofcom: BT's Openreach must be a separate company
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Ofcom: BT's Openreach must be a separate company

Regulator wants to distance Openreach from BT control
26 Jul 2016
BT avoids Openreach split, but must open network to rivals
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BT avoids Openreach split, but must open network to rivals

Ofcom outlines tougher measures to hold BT to account, but maintains status quo
25 Feb 2016
BT clings on to Openreach amid calls for spin-off
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BT clings on to Openreach amid calls for spin-off

Openreach untouched by post-EE merger restructure
1 Feb 2016
TalkTalk: BT-EE merger will lead to 25% price hikes
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TalkTalk: BT-EE merger will lead to 25% price hikes

Rivals fear for the future of telecoms after CMA approves £12.5bn BT-EE deal
15 Jan 2016
Sky calls for competition inquiry into BT Openreach
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Sky calls for competition inquiry into BT Openreach

Sky wants a full inquiry into BT’s broadband network, accusing the firm of failing its customers
29 Jun 2015
BT targets London broadband weak spots
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BT targets London broadband weak spots

Comms giant will trial fibre in building basements to improve broadband speeds
23 Dec 2014
Calls for action over BT's UK broadband stronghold
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Calls for action over BT's UK broadband stronghold

Ofcom under pressure to do more to boost competition within UK's broadband market
24 Nov 2014
BT Openreach to recruit 500 staff to boost broadband rollout
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BT Openreach to recruit 500 staff to boost broadband rollout

The company will focus its attention on customer service delivery, fibre broadband and high-speed links for businesses
22 Oct 2014
BT Openreach hit by Ofcom performance improvement targets
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BT Openreach hit by Ofcom performance improvement targets

Regulator wants Openreach to fix telephone and broadband faults within two working days or face fines.
19 Dec 2013
BT unveils next tranche of fibre roll out
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BT unveils next tranche of fibre roll out

Telco extends fibre to cabinet and fibre to premises coverage.
20 Mar 2012
BT PIA fibre broadband product fails to attract bidders
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BT PIA fibre broadband product fails to attract bidders

Despite a price drop and an apparently successful trial, no one has yet bid for BT's PIA fibre product.
24 Feb 2012
BT promises 300Mbps FTTP by 2012
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BT promises 300Mbps FTTP by 2012

Openreach opens up its FTTP services to other providers, pledging 300Mbps downstream speeds by spring 2012.
5 Oct 2011
BT unveils 156 extra superfast locations
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BT unveils 156 extra superfast locations

BT says 1.5 million consumer and business premises will benefit from the additional exchanges.
7 Apr 2011
Glasgow benefits from BT London broadband 'issues'
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Glasgow benefits from BT London broadband 'issues'

BT accelerates super-fast broadband deployment in Glasgow – but only to make up for problems over fitting fibre cabinets in London.
18 Aug 2009
BT reveals first super-fast broadband sites
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BT reveals first super-fast broadband sites

After the first pilots this summer, BT confirms the first areas that will be able to access super-fast fibre-optic broadband in early 2010.
23 Mar 2009