BT's Bonfield To Quit After MmO2 Demerger
News BT has concluded a joint venture with AT&T, arranged the demerger of its wireless division, mmO2, and sold off other British and international assets. MmO2's demerger is due to be completed soon, bringing the restructuring to a close.
[October 31, 2001, 11:01]
Union Takes BT Spin-off Row To Government
News The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is taking its protests over the demerger of BT's wireless division to the government, and is insisting that the split will not benefit either BT's shareholders or its workforce.
[September 3, 2001, 13:05]
Strike Threat To BT Wireless Sell-off
News BT has been threatened with strike action that would cripple its operations unless it agrees to suspend the demerger of its mobile division. It is lobbying both senior management and BT shareholders, and hopes to persuade the company to pause the...
[August 31, 2001, 13:39]
Unions Protest Against BT's Wireless Sell-off
News Crowds of demonstrators greeted the BT shareholders who gathered at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre on Tuesday morning to decide whether to approve the demerger of the company's wireless operations.
[October 23, 2001, 13:10]
BT: Yell Announcement 'business As Usual'
News Following media speculation over the weekend, the dominant telco issued a statement to the stock exchange Monday, admitting the company is "reviewing its options for Yell", and may consider a "full demerger" rather than the planned flotation.
[January 30, 2001, 11:50]
Local Loop Bid Set To Resurface
News The Guardian reports that Earthlease will make a formal bid once BT has completed the demerger of O2, its wireless division. BT will be presented with a firm offer for the local loop part of its fixed network by November, according to reports on...
[September 24, 2001, 15:18]
Pressedata: IT Service Provider Boosts Network Monitoring Capabilities
White Papers Following the demerger of Agilent from HP, Agilent continued to market its networking monitoring software named Netmetrix. RB Presse-Data GmbH (or simply "pressedata") is an IT Service Provider for print and electronic media in North Rhine...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
BT Denies Network Sell-off Rumours
News Speaking to ZDNet UK News, a BT spokeswoman was adamant that the company wouldn't even consider such a demerger. Suggestions that BT might accept a multi-billion pound bid for its entire fixed-line telephony network were strongly denied by the...
[January 7, 2002, 12:23]
Shareholders Give Thumbs-up To BT Wireless Spin-off
News The CWU, which claims the split is a mistake, lobbied city institutions and the government in an attempt to get the demerger blocked. BT announced on Tuesday afternoon that its shareholders had voted overwhelmingly in favour of floating its...
[October 23, 2001, 16:26]
BT Accuses Government Over 3G 'tax'
News BT's attack comes on the day it acts to sort out its cumbersome £30bn debt, asking shareholders to stump up £5.9bn and offering yet another restructuring which will include the demerger of BT Wireless.
[May 10, 2001, 13:21]
O2 Agrees To Telefónica Takeover
News Sir David Arculus, chairman of O2, said the offer from Telefónica "reflects the value created since demerger [sic] and the potential of the O2 Group going forward. O2, one of Britain's last two independent mobile operators, is to be sold to Spain's...
[October 31, 2005, 9:25]
