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Openreach said yes to full fibre broadband, then branded it ‘uneconomical’

Its ‘fibre checker’ tool confirmed I could have a connection, but a month later it changed its mind

The Guardian - UK

BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up

Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes

The Guardian - UK

Openreach is planning major price hikes to force business users off old copper networks

Three price hikes this year could see copper networks costing businesses twice as much as they did last year.

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BT broadband customer losses slow as competition eases

The group revealed it shed 210,000 broadband customers in the last three months of 2025, which was less than feared in the market.

Evening Standard

Telecoms giant’s profits dip after losing more than 200,000 broadband customers

Adjusted UK service revenues fell by 2 per cent to £3.8 billion for the quarter

The Independent UK

BT loses more than 200,000 broadband customers as profits slump

Third-quarter figures reveal 57% fall in profits and firm expects to lose 850,000 broadband users in full financial year

The Guardian - UK

Why it has not been so easy being green for the white van in the UK

Electric van sales are behind government targets, but those fleets that have switched are seeing a real difference

The Guardian - UK

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‘Cornwall isn’t resilient enough’: towns struggle with broadband outage after Storm Goretti

Politicians call for more infrastructure funding amid anger that county is seen as ‘holiday playground’

The Guardian - UK

Telecoms giant BT cuts another 5,000 jobs as broadband customers go elsewhere

Openreach broadband customers fell by 242,000 over the second quarter of 2025

The Independent UK

BT loses broadband customers to rivals and sheds another 5,000 jobs

The telecoms giant said its Openreach broadband customers fell by 242,000 over the second quarter of 2025.

Evening Standard

Proposed changes to business rates ‘risk slowdown’ in investment, warns BT

BT’s finance chief said expected changes at next month’s Budget could cost infrastructure firms an extra £400 million each year.

Evening Standard

Openreach announces additional 94 exchange locations

It plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services in a bid to encourage people to upgrade to digital.

The Independent UK

Openreach engineers trial panic alarms as incidents of abuse and assault soar

Exclusive: UK company reports 450 incidents in a year, with workers spat at, shaken off ladders and pushed down stairs

The Guardian - UK

Fishing vessel damages subsea cable leaving 10,000 without broadband

A FISHING vessel is believed to have been the source to damages to the Shefa-2 subsea cable over the weekend, which left thousands without power

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Tanks of water shipped to Scottish island up to five times a week amid low reserves

TANKS of treated water are being shipped to a Scottish island up to five times a week to combat low reserve levels ...

The National (Scotland)

Major outage leaves more than 10,000 islanders without internet and phone access

MORE than 10,000 islanders have been left without internet and phone access due to a major outage ...

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 24 July: Results cheer for BT and Reckitt, record run continues

BT, Howden Joinery and Reckitt Benckiser were given top billing today as the FTSE 100 index maintained its record run during a packed session for results.

Evening Standard

Openreach plans to remove 100 tonnes of plastic from supply chain

The broadband giant is launching a range of new Optical Network Terminals with re-engineered casings made mainly from recycled plastic.

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Evening Standard

Openreach challenger CityFibre secures £2.3bn financing deal

The fibre broadband specialist said the deal would include £500 million in new funding from existing shareholders.

Evening Standard

Openreach expands full fibre broadband rollout to another 21 locations

The company is reaching an average of 85,000 new premises every week.

The Independent UK

Full fibre broadband added to another 21 locations. Here’s where

The company plans to connect up to five million more homes and businesses by next March

Evening Standard

London business leaders back Standard campaign to keep C-charge exemption for EVs

TfL plans to increase the daily congestion charge for EVs from zero to £9 in the New Year

TechRadar

BT CEO warns greater job cuts could be coming - and it's all AI's fault

BT already wants to cut 40,000-55,000 jobs by 2030, but artificial intelligence could lead to further redundancies.

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool is crypto capital of UK, survey finds

Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than all other cities

The Independent UK

Survey reveals the UK city where residents spend the most time online

The data from Openreach suggests online shopping, gaming, and TV habits vary based on where people live

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