Campaign launched to save ‘boringly ugly’ 1980s BT phone boxes The KX100 design caused controversy when it replaced the classic red phone box – but now a handful may be given listed status The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
STV headquarters sold to real estate giant in multi-million-pound deal THE headquarters of STV in Glasgow has been sold as part of a multi-million-pound deal ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2024
Scandinavia ‘way ahead’ of UK in telecoms infrastructure, says BT boss Allison Kirkby points to regulatory and planning environment as well as digital skills and services The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024
Jonas Vingegaard making strides in comeback for third Tour de France bid Two-time Tour champion training at altitude, hoping to join rest of team after Dauphiné Cycling News · May 29, 2024
Good news phone fans — BT has scrapped plans to ditch analogue landlines, for now BT’s plan to ditch copper landlines for internet-based lines has been delayed in order to protect vulnerable users. TechRadar · May 21, 2024
Rubbish music, chatbots and online queues: welcome to your life lived on hold Last year British taxpayers spent 800 years waiting to speak to HMRC. This is the price of a world digitised on the cheap, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024
New BT boss pledges to put 'Britain first' as she ups dividend to investors New BT boss Allison Kirkby today set out plans to make the telecom giant a “Britain first” business as she pledged to sell off some parts of the global company and up the dividend to long-suffering shareholders. Evening Standard · May 16, 2024
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 40,000 points for first time; UK reality TV stars charged over FX scheme – as it happened Strong quarterly results and hope of interest rate cuts drive DJIA to new alltime high The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
UK firms are getting anxious about embracing new technology, despite the benefits on offer Business leaders are stressed about AI and cybersecurity, but BT believes mediation could help alleviate the anxiety. TechRadar · May 13, 2024
Nine in 10 business leaders in UK suffering from tech-related stress, study finds BT has estimated that ‘tech paralysis’ could cost the economy a staggering £11.79 billion by 2030, as many businesses opt to defer investment in tech transformation Evening Standard · May 13, 2024
How to cancel BT broadband Here's how to cancel your BT broadband contract, including the cancellation process and the potential costs involved. TechRadar · May 1, 2024
BT’s Digital Voice has cut off my mother’s vital landline She switched to the service and has now been left without the internet or a working phone The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
John Miles obituary Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Still offline? Are you missing out on compensation for failed broadband in the UK? Customers who suffer loss of service should get compensation without having to ask. But many, unaware of their rights and facing opaque rules, do not The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Sean O’Neill obituary Other lives: Expert pub quizzer who represented Wales in international competitions and appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024 More than 9,000 callers to 999 unable to get through in June outage, report finds Government to introduce safeguards after incident in which no emergency calls were connected for 79 minutes
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024 BT cut off my landline out of the blue and ignored my protests I was disconnected from wifi and my landline, which I depend on
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024 BT always has a new line … in broadband excuses Its corporate response to a delay in connecting a customer has been breathtaking
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024 OPINION - This little part of London is trying to copy Marylebone High Street and it's frankly embarrassing It was the great Fleet Street legend Keith Waterhouse who said you should never write a column based on personal grievances. You hate your local greengrocer? So go and buy your salsify, candy beetroot and romanesco somewhere else. Having a massive beef with BT? So what, most people I know…
TechRadar · Feb 26, 2024 BT switches off final UK 3G site It’s curtains for 3G as BT switches off final site of nationwide network, ending two decades of connectivity
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024 London’s BT Tower is to be ‘repurposed’ – let’s just hope no one messes with its 60s perfection The futuristic landmark is to become a hotel: fine. In charge of the project? A designer who likes to put his mark on things
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024 Analogue switch-off: BT customers left for weeks without a landline Amid growing opposition to the move to a digital service readers tell of being sent bills to fix problems the company caused
The Hindu · Feb 22, 2024 New BT policy to focus on fiscal incentives for start-ups Karnataka aims to boost biotechnology sector growth with improved fiscal incentives and policy, says Department Secretary Ekroop Caur.
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024 The Standard podcast: Sleep in the sky...BT Tower sold in £275m hotel deal Popping up 600 feet above London’s skyline, the BT Tower has been a West End landmark since the 1960s.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024 ‘I looked out and gasped’: BT Tower visitors reminisce over London landmark Visitors speak of fond memories as attraction, once home to a high-end restaurant, to become hotel