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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

BT unveils plans to make EE its consumer-facing brand

BT and EE shop
BT plans to put EE centre stage for mobile services and bundles that include superfast broadband. Photograph: Tommy (Louth)/Alamy

It’s still good to talk, but increasingly BT customers are doing it wherever they like via connected mobile devices rather than fixed-line broadband and old-fashioned telephones.

In recognition of this generational shift, BT quietly announced in a blog post on Wednesday that after more than 30 years and some of the UK’s highest-profile ad campaigns, its flagship consumer brand is to take a back seat to upstart EE in its marketing strategy.

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