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Talktalk Telecom Group

  • Talktalk extends deadline for Toscafund offer

    November 5, 2020

    Telecoms provider Talktalk has extended the deadline for major shareholder Toscafund to make a solid offer for the company until 3 December. Last month the asset manager made a 97p per share approach for Talktalk, with the original deadline set for today. The current offer values the telecom at around £1.1bn, and represents a significant [...]

  • Shell makes surprise bid for Post Office broadband division

    October 22, 2020

    Oil giant Shell is said to have made a surprise entry into the race to snap up the Post Office’s telecoms division, paving the way for a potential shake-up of the UK broadband market. The FTSE 100 company already has a presence in the telecoms market after taking control of energy and broadband provider First [...]

  • TalkTalk: Will a go-private deal ring the changes for the troubled telecoms firm?

    October 8, 2020

    TalkTalk announced earlier today it had received a takeover bid from investment management firm Toscafund. The offer paves the way for a go-private deal for the London-based telecoms group. Investors reacted positively to the news, with shares in the company rising more than 19 per cent. The bid came as little surprise to analysts, who [...]

  • Talktalk worst performing broadband provider for customer satisfaction

    August 21, 2020

    Talktalk was the worst performing broadband provider for customer satisfaction last year, according to the latest research by the UK telecoms watchdog.  A survey by regulator Ofcom found that overall satisfaction levels among Talktalk customers were lower than average, with an approval rating of 78 per cent.  Customers were also less satisfied than average with [...]

  • Talktalk sells broadband business to Cityfibre for £200m

    January 21, 2020

    Broadband provider Cityfibre this morning announced the acquisition of Fibrenation, Talktalk’s fibre networks rollout business, for £200m. The deal, which was delayed in November after Labour announced plans to nationalise BT, means that Cityfibre’s rollout target has risen from 5m up to 8m premises in the UK. As a result of the purchase, Talktalk, which [...]

  • Labour’s BT plans force Talk Talk to pause sale of Fibrenation

    November 15, 2019

    Broadband provider Talk Talk’s chief executive Tristia Harrison said that Labour’s plans to nationalise BT’s Openreach arm had forced the company to pause negotiations over the sale of its Fibrenation sister business. On a call with reporters, Harrison said: “Negotiations are going very well, but the news overnight means that we are all pausing, considering [...]

  • Broadband firms pledge to cut prices after Ofcom review

    September 25, 2019

    Major UK broadband providers have pledged to cut prices for out-of-contract customers after Ofcom carried out a review into the market. Sky, BT and Talktalk have all agreed to allow customers whose initial contracts have ended to get the same deals as new customers when they renew their contracts. Read more: BT leads push for [...]

  • Goldman Sachs-backed broadband firm to buy rival from Talk Talk

    August 28, 2019

    A broadband network backed by Goldman Sachs is in discussions to buy a Fibrenation, a venture established by Talk Talk. Cityfibre is among a small group of bidders in the running to take over the company, Sky News reported.  Read more: Full fibre broadband will power our next industrial revolution Around three parties, including other [...]

  • Talktalk holds guidance as full-fibre demand boosts revenue

    July 17, 2019

    Broadband provider Talktalk today said its first quarter trading was in line with expectations, as growing demand for high-speed internet boosted sales. The telecoms firm posted a 1.3 per cent rise in revenue to £387m in the three months to the end of June, and said its full-year guidance remains unchanged. Read more: Talktalk narrows [...]

  • Talk Talk shares fall as operator warns on profits

    February 1, 2019

    Talk Talk has warned it will miss its own profit guidance and analyst expectations as it was hit by new accounting standards and investment in its fibre network. The mobile and broadband provider said it expects earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) will fall between £245m and £250m for the 2019 financial year. Read [...]

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