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Following rumours of an impending deal last night of TalkTalk creditors seeing an improved deal (The Times; paywall) for BT to acquire TalkTalk, this morning it has been announced that BT Group has acquired TalkTalk’s consumer business as well as PXC, its wholesale business. This follows the businesses entering administration this morning. This deal is […]

Vodafone TV launches, bringing Netflix, HBO Max and Freely Vodafone has launched a new TV service that offers different plans from £10 per month, providing access to Freely. For an Extra £7/month, customers can subscribe to Vodafone TV Essential, combining Netflix and HBO Max with Freely. Vodafone Mobile customers can also take the Vodafone Entertainment […]

The Competition & Markets Authority has been considering the proposed acquisition of Substantial Group (aka YouFibre/brsk) by nexfibre, and its Interim Report has been published. The report is a brief 9 pages, but we’d expect the full report to be more substantial. For all those who may be substantially affected by the merger, there is […]

BT Group is reportedly considering buying TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses. According to the Financial Times which broke the story, BT chief executive Allison Kirkby met government officials to discuss a potential deal and whether the possible takeover would lead to an in-depth competition investigation which may arise due to BT Retail’s existing significant market share. […]

It looks like the TalkTalk saga is definitely reaching a peak, with the result either being a successful rescue or around 1.5 million customers learning what a provider of last resort means. Sky News is reporting the private equity group Epiris is pressuring Openreach to waive or write off payments that are due to Openreach […]

G.Network is pushing the advantage of its XGS-PON network they’ve built in various parts of London by launching 2.5 Gbps and 8.5 Gbps options for residential customers. The HomePro3 service offers 2.4 Gbps download and 2.4 Gbps upload speeds on a tempting £34.50 a month for 3 months but rises to £69/month thereafter. The HomePro10 […]

Sky News is reporting that current Ares Management is a leading contender to take control of the TalkTalk consumer division. The situation with TalkTalk has been an ongoing subject of various bids/takeovers but this reported £200 million deal might turn into something more concrete on Thursday. Over time various blocks of TalkTalk customers have been […]

This morning, Ofcom has published its decision in relation to the “Incremental New to Openreach” customer offer, which would have given broadband providers £9.50 a month credit for 2.5 years for eligible full-fibre connections. The final decision which was published today follows a consultation in July concluded that the discount would not be fair and […]