Virgin Media takes aim at ‘stitch up’ BT rescue of Talktalk Telecoms Virgin Media has hit out at BT’s rescue of Talktalk as a “stitch up”, warning the deal could further strengthen its rival’s grip on Britain’s broadband market. BT agreed on Monday to acquire debt-laden Talktalk and its wholesale arm PlatformX Communications out of administration, safeguarding services for 1.5 million retail customers and one million wholesale [...]
BT Openreach told to pull ‘unfair’ broadband discount Telecoms Ofcom has moved to block a heavily discounted Openreach broadband offer after warning it could squeeze rival fibre networks out of the market, in the regulator’s first attempt to stop a commercial deal from BT’s network arm. The telecoms watchdog said Openreach’s proposed discount for internet providers signing up new full-fibre customers was “not fair [...]
Virgin Media O2: Tough first quarter as customers head for competitors Telecoms Total revenue decreased marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to £2.58bn, which VMO2 said was mainly driven by handset revenue decline.