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A leaner and meaner BT: wired up to stay in touch

18.06.09
With Digital Britain, the Government aims to ensure everyone has access to high-speed broadband. And when it comes to delivery, BT remains very much at the heart of all the plans... more

'Rewards for failure' row flares at BT

27.05.09
Telecoms giant BT reignited the row over fat-cat pay after the ousted head of its loss-making Global Services division was handed a whopping "reward for failure" on his departure... more

BT rings up wrong numbers for investors

17.04.09
The headaches currently faced by telecoms giant BT would have the firm's one-time mascot, Buzby, falling off his perch in shock... more

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08.10.08
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Yes, this could be a real page-turner for HMV

09.09.08
Waterstone's had something of a coup last week, gaining the exclusive rights to launch the Sony eReader — the first true electronic book reader to make it to these shores... more

Verwaayen to take helm at Alcatel-Lucent

02.09.08
Three months after standing down as chief executive of BT, Ben Verwaayen has been made chief executive of Franco-American telecoms equipment group Alcatel-Lucent in Paris... more

Ex-BT chief to head up Alcatel

02.09.08
Three months after standing down as BT chief executive, Ben Verwaayen has become chief executive of the telecoms equipment group Alcatel-Lucent in Paris... more

Sushi with the man who has plans to take BT the next mile

16.07.08
Ian Livingston has been fondly called a bean-counter-turned-entrepreneur, but as he sets out his ambitious ideas for BT, it is clear that his retail credentials are solid... more

Telecoms giants who made the correct calls

29.05.08
The men who have led the two powerhouses in the British telecommunications industry are about to walk away... more

Verwaayen signs off from BT with revenues surprise

15.05.08
Ben Verwaayen signs off as chief executive of BT Group after six years in charge on a high with much better than expected trading in the final three months of its financial year... more

If you haven’t got the cash, now you can’t buy the house

10.04.08
It's already clear that the era of 100% mortgages was a bull-market aberration... more

Verwaayen steps down as BT chief after turnaround

08.04.08
BT's chief executive Ben Verwaayen, who was recently knighted, is standing down... more

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