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BT apologises for poor ADSL rollout
News BTopenworld issued an apology Wednesday to all the customers still waiting for ADSL installation following a raft of criticism over the way the telco is rolling out its broadband technology. Andrew Carter from Bracknell describes the telco as "all...
[November 22, 2000, 15:21]
BT broadcasting plans get City thumbs-down
News The telco saw its share price drop steadily earlier this week, after company chairman Sir Christopher Bland gave an interview suggesting that BT was considering a move into broadcasting, and might even begin creating its own programmes.
[January 11, 2002, 14:59]
Oftel allows operators to snoop on BT
News Operators who have said BT (quote: BT) is deliberately obstructing access to its exchanges were given a major victory Thursday as Oftel told the telco it is acting unreasonably. If they are not, the telco will be forced to pay compensation.
[November 23, 2000, 17:35]
Market debates BT's access division
News Ben Verwaayen, chief executive of BT Group, on Thursday revealed details about the company's creation of a new services division, openreach, and the telco's successful avoidance of a break-up at the hands of regulator Ofcom.
[September 23, 2005, 9:10]
BT to let broadband users boost their bandwidth
News The telco plans to trial a 'flexible bandwidth' service that will allow users to increase the speed of their broadband connection from 512Kbps to 2Mbps on occasions when a faster downloading speed is needed.
[March 11, 2004, 14:05]
Analysis: BT faces dilemma over debt
News The once-rich telco may have to offer the City a fall guy or two if it wants investors to cough up more funds. The restructuring and sell-off announcements, described by Bonfield as the telco's most radical move since privatisation, were...
[March 14, 2001, 14:10]
Microsoft and Skype at loggerheads over patents
News The ongoing row over software patents - as well as the role intellectual property rights (IPR) might eventually end up playing in China - surfaced again this week with telco BT seemingly ending up taking the middle ground between two names rarely...
[November 29, 2005, 9:30]
BT hits ISPs with broadband price hikes
News The telco is increasing the cost of its IPStream Office range by up to 32 percent. In the past, the telco has been accused of executing "margin squeezes" by charging less for IPStream than for Datastream -- another range of wholesale broadband...
[August 3, 2004, 14:35]
BT trials wireless broadband service
News The telco announced on Tuesday that the technology will be trialled at four rural locations across Britain. A BT Retail spokesman declined to speculate on whether the telco would team up with local activists, but said that deployment of the...
[December 16, 2003, 16:40]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog He complained that termination costs - which is what one telco charges another to accept a call - were nearly double that, so every time someone called a Telia number from 3, 3 was losing money. We're at the IBC Euroforums Nordic Telecom Summit...
[December 9, 2005, 17:00]
Wanadoo unbundles local-loop plans
News Wanadoo is planning to have at least half of its customers accessing the Internet via its own network rather than BT's, but says its relationship with the telco is now all smiles. Previously ISPs had complained the telco had been less than...
[September 8, 2005, 9:50]
BT U-turns on pricing, set to slash Net charges
News The telco hinted Tuesday that it was looking at a new structure for data calls, including calls to the Internet, that will probably be cheaper than voice calls. BT's apparent change of heart may be the result of growing calls for cheaper access...
[October 26, 1999, 16:55]
News Burst: BT says show me the money
News A day after it was announced that BT would pursue its claim of ownership over the Internet's hyperlink technology, ZDNet has been inundated with mail questioning the telco's motives. Asked if by negotiations he meant those ISPs had agreed that the...
[June 21, 2000, 10:45]
Telecoms market still not competitive says Oftel
News Oftel admits Thursday that BT's prices are too high and that the telecoms market is still not competitive as it confirms it will maintain price controls on the telco. The decision will mean the telco has to keep any price rises 4.5 percent below...
[February 2, 2001, 11:01]
Exclusive: BT's 'rogue salesman' excuse fails to Click
News Following BT's admission last week that it has been poaching Internet users from other ISPs, a ZDNet News reader has reported a second instance of the tactic contradicting the telco's claim that the first was an "isolated" occurrence.
[September 14, 1998, 16:17]
BT on hyperlinks: Show me the money
News A day after it was announced that British Telecommunications (BT) would pursue its claim of ownership over the Internet's hyperlink technology, ZDNet has been inundated with mail questioning the telco's motives.
[June 21, 2000, 11:09]
Bulldog joins the pack with premium broadband
News The telco announced the launch of its My Bulldog portal on Thursday. By launching My Bulldog, the telco is joining the ranks of ISPs that are looking to boost revenue and attract customers through broadband-specific content and services.
[August 7, 2003, 17:49]
Operators demand larger broadband price cut
News BT's decision to cut the price of its Datastream products doesn't go far enough, according to rival operators who are calling on Oftel to take action against the telco. Thus, Energis and Tiscali have already demanded a larger cut, amid accusations...
[May 8, 2003, 12:41]
BT boss grilled by select committee on unbundling
News The telco was put on the defensive as the Trade and Industry select committee grilled managing director Sir Peter Bonfield over the way his company is handling unbundling the local loop. Bonfield claimed the telco was on schedule to meet the...
[December 20, 2000, 12:31]
BT offers SDSL broadband direct to small businesses
News The telco said its new SDSL (symmetrical digital subscriber line) service, called Business Broadband Advanced, will be initially be marketed in London and Coventry to small and medium-sized businesses that are heavy ADSL users.
[January 19, 2004, 12:25]
