BT takes £600m landline charges case to the Court of Appeal October 19, 2021 BT will continue to defend itself against the claim of overcharging customers by taking the tribunal ruling to the Court of Appeal.
Virgin Media O2 takes on BT as £31bn merged entity rolls out first joint product October 18, 2021 Customers of both Virgin Media and O2 can expect their pay monthly mobile data allowance to be doubled, while broadband speeds will be upgraded to the next available tier, free of charge, the company said this morning. It is Virgin Media O2’s first joint product since the two company’s £31bn merger earlier this year to [...]
Virgin Media O2 takes on BT as £31bn merged entity rolls out first joint product – CityAM : CityAM October 18, 2021 Customers of both Virgin Media and O2 can expect their pay monthly mobile data allowance to be doubled, while broadband speeds will be upgraded to the next available tier, free of charge, the company said this morning. It is Virgin Media O2’s first joint product since the two company’s £31bn merger earlier this year to [...]
Come dine with me: Johnson to host dinner for business leaders October 16, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to host a dinner with some of the business world’s leading players – including Bill Gates and JP Morgan’s chief executive Jamie Dimon – reported the Telegraph. Invited to Downing Street, the 20 business leaders will be joined by the Prime Minister and the foreign secretary Liz Truss for [...]
Full fibre broadband is the next gold rush to get Britain connected October 14, 2021 There is a gold rush taking place in the UK right now. Private equity barons and telecoms cowboys are pouring money into BT Openreach challengers. Last month Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company and the IKEA holding company Intergogo injected over £1bn in CityFibre. It was the largest single round of funding into a UK full [...]
Uefa hands clubs power over Champions League rights in joint venture with ECA October 13, 2021 Uefa will take a step into the unknown on Thursday when it formally launches its search for an agency to help it make more money from the men’s Champions League. European football’s governing body has worked hand in glove with its favoured partner, Team Marketing, since the inception of its flagship competition almost 30 years [...]
London girls and women, here is all you need to know about the ‘walk me home’ service October 9, 2021 A phone service aimed at protecting women as they walk home has received the backing of the government. The idea was launched following the outcry caused by the murder of Sarah Everard. BT is said to be working on the emergency phone service, primarily to protect women as they walk home. Here is all you [...]
Crystal Palace owner Josh Harris tips Premier League rights to rise in value October 6, 2021 Crystal Palace co-owner Josh Harris has predicted that Premier League media rights will continue to rise in value, defying forecasts that football’s bubble may be about to burst. The league’s domestic broadcast revenues appear to have plateaued for now and the global sports rights market has cooled, in part as a result of the pandemic. [...]
Man who attacked 5G mast from BT has ‘severe mental health problems’ October 1, 2021 A judge said this afternoon that a man who set fire to a 5G mast – causing £100,000 of damage – was suffering from “severe mental health problems.” David Patterson, 41, was given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday after Judge Sarah Mallett heard how he was now responding well to [...]
Court gives 2m angry Brits the green light to claim £600m from BT September 28, 2021 A court has approved a £600m legal case against BT, on behalf of some 2m landline customers who claim they have been overcharged. The telecoms giant was investigated by Ofcom in 2017 for similar claims, which led to BT trimming future bills for those who felt short-changed. Director of Advocacy and Policy at Which?, Rocio [...]