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BT's Bonfield to quit after mmO2 demerger

Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive of British Telecommunications (BT), is to leave his post at... Read more

31 October, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

The devil, the blue sea

...so many years, to allow strong 128-bit encryption by private users. Bonfield, of course, knows which of these decisions -- out of so many which... Read more

11 May, 2001 by Guy Kewney

BT's Bonfield says no to free local calls

...interview with the BBC Thursday, British Telecom's chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield, said his company had no plans to introduce free local telephone calls... Read more

13 April, 2000 by Richard Barry

All change at BT?

Here's to all the idiots who cheered when Sir Peter Bonfield was shown the door at BT. Did I not warn you that... Read more

8 November, 2001 by Guy Kewney

Cook slams Bonfield's bumper pay-off

The £3m pay-off awarded to departing BT chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield was criticised by senior Labour MP Robin Cook on Thursday. Speaking in... Read more

2 November, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

BT silent on rumours of Bonfield's early exit

Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive of BT, is rumoured to be planning to leave his... Read more

12 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

BT's Vallance to be replaced by BBC chairman

...led to much speculation that both Vallance and chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield could be forced out of BT, which is £30bn in debt. Vallance... Read more

26 April, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

BT boss grilled by select committee on unbundling

...as the Trade and Industry select committee grilled managing director Sir Peter Bonfield over the way his company is handling unbundling the local loop. The... Read more

20 December, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

BT chief mauled over Web access gaffe

...in the evening to get online according to BT's CEO Peter Bonfield. His remarks, reportedly made Monday at the GartnerGroup symposium in Cannes, come... Read more

3 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Bandwidth Aid - BT finally answers critics' questions

...laugh. Mounting debts have led to speculation that chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield's head is imminently going to roll. He will not be made... Read more

23 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

News Roundup: BT must face up to its debt problem

BT is facing crunch time. Managing director Sir Peter Bonfield needs to pay off a third of his company's £30bn debt... Read more

21 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

BT pulls plug on shareholder meeting

...the sacrifice of chairman Sir Iain Vallance and managing director Sir Peter Bonfield to angry investors. A decision by credit rating firm Moody's Investors... Read more

20 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Analysis: BT faces dilemma over debt

...on the other hand, it wants to save chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield's head, it could always ask the government for its 3G money... Read more

14 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

BT accused of being incomprehensible

...select committee grilling in December, MPs pleaded with managing director Sir Peter Bonfield to simplify bills. Spokesman for the Plain English Campaign John Lister believes... Read more

18 January, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Oftel slaps anti-competitive investigation on BT

...customers is excellent value for money," said BT chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield in a statement. Full story and exclusive interview with Oftel director general... Read more

28 November, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

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