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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#BT_Ireland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>BT Ireland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BT_Ireland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2001_debt_crisis_and_sale,_demerger" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001_debt_crisis_and_sale,_demerger"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>2001 debt crisis and sale, demerger</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2001_debt_crisis_and_sale,_demerger-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aftermath,_2001_to_2006" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aftermath,_2001_to_2006"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Aftermath, 2001 to 2006</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aftermath,_2001_to_2006-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007_to_2012" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007_to_2012"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>2007 to 2012</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2007_to_2012-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013_to_2020" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013_to_2020"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>2013 to 2020</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013_to_2020-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021_to_present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021_to_present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>2021 to present</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021_to_present-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Operations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Operations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Operations</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Operations-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Operations subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Operations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Branding" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Branding"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Branding</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Branding-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corporate_affairs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corporate_affairs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Corporate affairs</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Corporate_affairs-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Corporate affairs subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Corporate_affairs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Buildings_and_facilities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Buildings_and_facilities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Buildings and facilities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Buildings_and_facilities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Headquarters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Headquarters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>Headquarters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Headquarters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Buildings_and_stations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Buildings_and_stations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>Buildings and stations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Buildings_and_stations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Telecommunications_towers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Telecommunications_towers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.3</span> <span>Telecommunications towers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Telecommunications_towers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.4</span> <span>Other</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Divisions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Divisions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Divisions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Divisions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Customer_facing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Customer_facing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Customer facing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Customer_facing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Internal_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Internal_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>Internal services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Internal_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corporate_governance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corporate_governance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Corporate governance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Corporate_governance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pension_fund" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pension_fund"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Pension fund</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pension_fund-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sponsorships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sponsorships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Sponsorships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sponsorships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historical_financial_performance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_financial_performance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Historical financial performance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_financial_performance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2008–present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008–present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.1</span> <span>2008–present</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–present-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1992–2007" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1992–2007"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.2</span> <span>1992–2007</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1992–2007-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Behavioural targeting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Behavioural_targeting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Huawei_infrastructure_access" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Huawei_infrastructure_access"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Huawei infrastructure access</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Huawei_infrastructure_access-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Alleged_complicity_with_drone_strikes_in_Yemen_and_Somalia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alleged_complicity_with_drone_strikes_in_Yemen_and_Somalia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Alleged complicity with drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alleged_complicity_with_drone_strikes_in_Yemen_and_Somalia-sublist" 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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-OFCOM_fines_for_non-functioning_999_calls-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historical_documents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_documents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Historical documents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_documents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_group" title="BT group – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="BT group" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%88_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Бритиш Телеком – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бритиш Телеком" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Telecom" title="British Telecom – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="British Telecom" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="گروه بی‌تی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گروه بی‌تی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_%EA%B7%B8%EB%A3%B9" title="BT 그룹 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="BT 그룹" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A9_%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9D" title="בריטיש טלקום – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בריטיש טלקום" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="BT Group" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja 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(<a href="/wiki/Talk:BT_Group" title="Talk:BT Group">Discuss</a>)<small><i> Proposed since September 2024.</i></small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">British multinational telecommunications holding company</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">BT Group plc</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:BT_Group_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo of BT Group" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BT_Group_2022.svg/220px-BT_Group_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BT_Group_2022.svg/330px-BT_Group_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BT_Group_2022.svg/440px-BT_Group_2022.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="319" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">BT Group's logo since 2022</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">British Telecom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_limited_company" title="Public limited company">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">LSE</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BT.A//">BT.A</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/FTSE_100_Index" title="FTSE 100 Index">FTSE 100 Component</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_industry" title="Telecommunications industry">Telecommunications</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office Telecommunications</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">18 June 1846<span class="noprint">; 178 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1846-06-18</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(foundation of the <a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a>)</span><br />1 January 1912<span class="noprint">; 112 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1912-01-01</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/National_Telephone_Company" title="National Telephone Company">National Telephone Company</a> system take-over under the <a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a>)</span><br />1 October 1969<span class="noprint">; 55 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1969-10-01</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as a public corporation under the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office</a>)</span><br />1 October 1981<span class="noprint">; 43 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1981-10-01</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as a public corporation under the British Telecom brand)</span><br />1 April 1984<span class="noprint">; 40 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1984-04-01</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(as a private company)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">One Braham, <div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">England, UK</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Crozier" title="Adam Crozier">Adam Crozier</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Kirkby" title="Allison Kirkby">Allison Kirkby</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</a>)</li><li>Simon Lowth<br />(Group Finance Director)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fixed-line_telephony" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed-line telephony">Fixed-line telephony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">Mobile telephony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_access" title="Internet access">Broadband internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fibre-optic_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibre-optic communication">Fibre-optic communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_television" title="Digital television">Digital television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IT" class="mw-redirect" title="IT">IT</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_network" title="Telecommunications network">network</a> services</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_security" title="Home security">Home security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_equipment" title="Telecommunications equipment">Telecommunications equipment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>20.669 billion (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-annrep_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annrep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> £3.175 billion (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-annrep_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annrep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> £1.905 billion (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-annrep_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annrep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bharti_Enterprises" title="Bharti Enterprises">Bharti Enterprises</a> (24.5%)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a> (12%)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Slim" title="Carlos Slim">Carlos Slim</a> (3.2%)<sup id="cite_ref-thetimes_com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetimes_com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">98,800 (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-annrep_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annrep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>BT Business</li><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Consumer" title="BT Consumer">BT Consumer</a></li><li>BT Digital</li><li>BT Networks</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Ireland" title="BT Ireland">BT Ireland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Italia" title="BT Italia">BT Italia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Openreach" title="Openreach">Openreach</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Plusnet" title="Plusnet">Plusnet</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bt.com/about">bt.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>BT Group plc</b> (formerly <b>British Telecom</b>) is a British <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational</a> <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> <a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">holding company</a> headquartered in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of <a href="/wiki/Fixed-line" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed-line">fixed-line</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internet_access" title="Internet access">broadband</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">mobile</a> services in the UK, and also provides <a href="/wiki/Subscription_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Subscription television">subscription television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">IT services</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BT's origins date back to the founding in 1846 of the <a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a>, the world's first public telegraph company, which developed a nationwide communications network. BT Group as it came to be started in 1912, when the <a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a>, a government department, took over the system of the <a href="/wiki/National_Telephone_Company" title="National Telephone Company">National Telephone Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the monopoly telecoms supplier in the United Kingdom. The Post Office Act of 1969 led to the GPO becoming a public corporation, <b><a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Telecommunications" class="mw-redirect" title="Post Office Telecommunications">Post Office Telecommunications</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>British Telecom</i> brand was introduced in 1980, and became independent of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office</a> in 1981, officially trading under the name. British Telecom was privatised in 1984, becoming <i>British Telecommunications plc</i>, with some 50 percent of its shares sold to investors. The Government sold its remaining stake in further share sales in 1991 and 1993. BT holds a <a href="/wiki/Royal_warrant_of_appointment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom)">royal warrant</a> and has a primary listing on the <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a>, and is a constituent of the <a href="/wiki/FTSE_100_Index" title="FTSE 100 Index">FTSE 100 Index</a>. </p><p>BT controls a number of large subsidiaries. Its <a href="/wiki/BT_Enterprise" title="BT Enterprise">BT Enterprise</a> division supplies telecoms services to corporate and government customers worldwide,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its <a href="/wiki/BT_Consumer" title="BT Consumer">BT Consumer</a> division supplies <a href="/wiki/Telephony" title="Telephony">telephony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internet_access" title="Internet access">broadband</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Subscription_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Subscription television">subscription television</a> services in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> to around 18 million customers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electrical_telegraphy">Electrical telegraphy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electrical telegraphy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Electrical_telegraphy_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom">Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom</a></div> <p>A number of privately owned <a href="/wiki/Electrical_telegraph" title="Electrical telegraph">electrical telegraph</a> companies operated in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a> from 1846 onwards. Among them were:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a>, the world's first public telegraph company, which developed a nationwide communications network</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Magnetic_Telegraph_Company" title="British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company">British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Telegraph_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="British Telegraph Company">British Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_District_Telegraph_Company" title="London District Telegraph Company">London District Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Telegraph_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Telegraph Company">United Kingdom Telegraph Company</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_Post_Office">General Post Office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: General Post Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Telegraph_Act_1868" title="Telegraph Act 1868">Telegraph Act 1868</a> passed the control of all these to the Postal Telegraphs Department of the newly formed <a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a> (GPO).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Telegraph Act 1869 granted the GPO a monopoly over communications.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the invention of the <a href="/wiki/Telephone" title="Telephone">telephone</a> by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell" title="Alexander Graham Bell">Alexander Graham Bell</a> in 1876 the GPO began to provide telephone services from some of its telegraph exchanges. It was confirmed in 1880 that the 1869 Act included telephony even though the telephone had not been invented when the Act was first conceived.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1882, the <a href="/wiki/Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postmaster General of the United Kingdom">Postmaster-General</a>, Henry Fawcett started to issue licences to operate a telephone service to private businesses and the telephone system grew under the GPO in some areas and private ownership in others. The GPO's main competitor, the <a href="/wiki/National_Telephone_Company" title="National Telephone Company">National Telephone Company</a> (NTC), emerged in this market by absorbing other private telephone companies. It controlled most of telephony in Britain before the 1880 ruling on the Telegraph Act 1869 mandated a nationalised service – which was instated in 1911 prior to the absorption of the NTC into the GPO in 1912.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The trunk network was unified under GPO control in 1896 and the local distribution network in 1912. A few municipally owned services remained outside of GPO control. These were <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a>. Hull still retains an independent operator, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Communications">Kingston Communications</a>, though it is no longer municipally controlled.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The assets of the National Telephone Company were acquired by the UK Government to form Post Office Telephones in late 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Post Office engineers in the inter-war period had considerable expertise in both <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> and hearing assistive devices.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Transistors were invented by <a href="/wiki/Bell_Telephone_Laboratories" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell Telephone Laboratories">Bell Telephone Laboratories</a> in the US in 1948, however it was not until the mid-1960s that a <a href="/wiki/Transistor" title="Transistor">transistorised</a> <a href="/wiki/Oscillator" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscillator">oscillator</a> was introduced to make the calling sound on a telephone in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_Office_Telecommunications">Post Office Telecommunications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post Office Telecommunications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Telecom_Tower,_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Telecom_Tower%2C_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg/220px-Telecom_Tower%2C_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="335" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Telecom_Tower%2C_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg/330px-Telecom_Tower%2C_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Telecom_Tower%2C_London_taken_1966_-_geograph.org.uk_-_807317.jpg 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/BT_Tower" title="BT Tower">BT Tower</a>, then known as the Post Office Tower, 1966 (shortly after construction)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1969 the GPO, a government department, became the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office</a>, a nationalised industry separate from government. <b>Post Office Telecommunications</b> was set up as a division of the Post Office, in October 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Act_1969" title="Post Office Act 1969">Post Office Act 1969</a> was passed to provide for greater efficiency in post and telephone services; rather than run a range of services, each organisation would be able to focus on their respective service, with dedicated management. By law, the Post Office retained the exclusive right to operate the UK national telecom network, (although since 1914 had licensed Hull City Council to operate its own local telephone network, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Communications">Kingston Communications</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1970s was a period of great expansion for the Post Office. Most exchanges were modernised and expanded, and many services, such as <a href="/wiki/Subscriber_trunk_dialling" title="Subscriber trunk dialling">STD</a> and <a href="/wiki/International_direct_dialling" class="mw-redirect" title="International direct dialling">international dialling</a> were extended. By the early 1970s, subscribers in most cities could dial direct to Western Europe, the US, and Canada; by the end of the decade, most of the world could be dialled direct. The <a href="/wiki/System_X_(telephony)" title="System X (telephony)">System X</a> digital switching platform was developed, and the first digital exchanges began to be installed.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Post Office also procured their own fleet of vans, based on the <a href="/wiki/Commer#Commer_FC.2FPA.2FPB.2FSpacevan" title="Commer">Commer FC</a> model.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Post Office Telecommunications researched and implemented <a href="/wiki/Data_communication" title="Data communication">data communications</a> using <a href="/wiki/Packet_switching" title="Packet switching">packet switching</a> in the 1970s, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Packet_switching#EPSS" title="Packet switching">EPSS</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_Packet_Switched_Service" title="International Packet Switched Service">International Packet Switched Service</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Packet_Switch_Stream" title="Packet Switch Stream">Packet Switch Stream</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Telecom">British Telecom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: British Telecom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Telecom_1981.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/British_Telecom_1981.svg/120px-British_Telecom_1981.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/British_Telecom_1981.svg/180px-British_Telecom_1981.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/British_Telecom_1981.svg/240px-British_Telecom_1981.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="465" /></a><figcaption>British Telecom logo used from 1980 to 1991</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1979 the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Party UK">Conservatives</a> decided that telecommunications should be fully separated from the Post Office. The <i>British Telecom</i> brand was introduced in 1980. On 1 October 1981, this became the official name of Post Office Telecommunications, which became a state-owned corporation independent of the Post Office under the provisions of the <a href="/wiki/British_Telecommunications_Act_1981" title="British Telecommunications Act 1981">British Telecommunications Act 1981</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982 BT's monopoly on telecommunications was broken with the granting of a licence to <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Communications" title="Mercury Communications">Mercury Communications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Privatisation">Privatisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Privatisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 July 1982, the Government announced its intention to sell shares in British Telecom to the public. On 1 April 1984, British Telecommunications was incorporated as a public limited company (plc) in anticipation of the passing of the Telecommunications Bill.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This Bill received royal assent on 12 April as the <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_1984" title="Telecommunications Act 1984">Telecommunications Act 1984</a>, and the transfer to British Telecommunications plc from British Telecom as a statutory corporation of its business, its property, its rights and liabilities took place on 6 August 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remainder of the statutory corporation British Telecom was dissolved in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially all shares in the new plc were owned by the Government. In November 1984, 50.2% of the new company was offered for sale to the public and employees. Shares were listed in London, New York, and Toronto and the first day of trading on was 3 December 1984. The Government sold half its remaining interest in December 1991 and the other half in July 1993. In July 1997, the new Labour Government relinquished its Special Share ("Golden Share"), retained at the time of the flotation, which had effectively given it the power to block a takeover of the company, and to appoint two non-executive directors to the Board.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company changed its trading name to "BT" on 2 April 1991. In 1996 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bonfield" title="Peter Bonfield">Peter Bonfield</a> was appointed CEO and chairman of the executive committee, promising a "rollercoaster ride".<sup id="cite_ref-zsjoip_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zsjoip-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diversification">Diversification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Diversification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early 1980s, BT Merlin was established as a business unit of British Telecom, at first to sell products such as phone systems to small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-btjournal198404_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btjournal198404-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983, the growing "office automation" market was addressed through Merlin-branded desktop computers made by <a href="/wiki/International_Computers_Limited" title="International Computers Limited">ICL</a>, with built-in modems to communicate over the phone network.<sup id="cite_ref-btjournal198307_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btjournal198307-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later products included the <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Tonto" class="mw-redirect" title="Merlin Tonto">Merlin Tonto</a><sup id="cite_ref-bteng198504_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bteng198504-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – developed by ICL from the <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_QL" title="Sinclair QL">Sinclair QL</a> home computer – and the <a href="/wiki/Merlin_M4000" title="Merlin M4000">Merlin M4000</a>, a rebadged <a href="/wiki/Logica" title="Logica">Logica</a> computer.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1990s, BT entered the Irish telecommunications market through a joint venture with the <a href="/wiki/Electricity_Supply_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Electricity Supply Board">Electricity Supply Board</a>, the Irish state owned power provider. This venture, entitled Ocean, found its main success through the launch of Ireland's first subscription-free dial-up ISP, oceanfree.net. As a telecoms company it found much less success, mainly targeting corporate customers. BT acquired 100% of this venture in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the period 1980 to 2000, BT and other providers adopted Internet product strategies when it became commercially advantageous.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attempted_global_alliances">Attempted global alliances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Attempted global alliances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="MCI">MCI</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: MCI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 1994 BT and <a href="/wiki/MCI_Communications" title="MCI Communications">MCI Communications</a> launched <a href="/wiki/Concert_Communications_Services" title="Concert Communications Services">Concert Communications Services</a> which was a $1 billion joint venture between the two companies. Its aim was to build a network which would provide easy global connectivity to multinational corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This alliance progressed further on 3 November 1996 when the two companies announced that they had agreed to a merger, creating a global telecommunications company called Concert plc. The proposal gained approval from the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, the <a href="/wiki/US_Department_of_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="US Department of Justice">US Department of Justice</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/US_Federal_Communications_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="US Federal Communications Commission">US Federal Communications Commission</a> and looked set to proceed.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, in light of pressure from investors reacting to the slide in BT's share price on the <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a>, BT reduced its bid price for MCI, releasing MCI from its exclusivity clause and allowing it to speak to other interested parties.<sup id="cite_ref-FindArticles.com_-_CBSi_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FindArticles.com_-_CBSi-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 October 1997, <a href="/wiki/Worldcom" class="mw-redirect" title="Worldcom">Worldcom</a> made a rival bid for MCI which was followed by a counter-bid from <a href="/wiki/GTE" title="GTE">GTE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BT sold its stake in MCI to Worldcom in 1998 for £4,159 million. As part of the deal, BT also bought out from MCI its 24.9% interest in Concert Communications, thereby making Concert a wholly owned part of BT.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reaction to the failure of the deal in the City of London was critical of then Chairman <a href="/wiki/Iain_Vallance" class="mw-redirect" title="Iain Vallance">Iain Vallance</a> and CEO <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bonfield" title="Peter Bonfield">Peter Bonfield</a>, and the lack of confidence from the failed merger led to their removal.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="AT&T"><span id="AT.26T"></span>AT&T</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: AT&T"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As BT owned Concert in 1994, and still wanted access to the North American market, it needed a new partner. An <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T</a>/BT option had been mooted in the past, but stopped on regulatory grounds due to their individual virtual monopolies in their home markets. By 1996, this had receded to the point where a deal was possible, and a deal was consummated in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At its height, the Concert managed network was extensive. Although Concert continued signing customers, its rate of revenue growth slowed, so that in 1999 David Dorman was made CEO with a brief to revive it.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2000, the BT and AT&T boards fell-out, partly due to each partner's excess debt and the resulting board room clear-outs, partly due to Concert's extensive annual losses. AT&T recognized that Concert was a threat to its ambitions if left intact, and so negotiated a deal where Concert was split in two in 2001: North America and Eastern Asia went to AT&T, the rest of the world and $400M to BT. BT's remaining Concert assets were merged into its BT Ignite, later BT Global Services group.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BT_Ireland">BT Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: BT Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2000, BT acquired <a href="/wiki/BT_Ireland" title="BT Ireland">Esat Telecom Group plc</a>, and all its subsidiary companies, and <a href="/wiki/Ireland_On_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland On Line">Ireland On Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FindArticles.com_-_CBSi_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FindArticles.com_-_CBSi-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also purchased <a href="/wiki/Telenor" title="Telenor">Telenor</a>'s minority shareholding in <a href="/wiki/Esat_Digifone" class="mw-redirect" title="Esat Digifone">Esat Digifone</a>. The Esat Telecom Group was split in two with the landline and internet operations were combining with Ocean to become part of BT Ignite.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Esat Group was renamed Esat BT in July 2002, and eventually <a href="/wiki/BT_Ireland" title="BT Ireland">BT Ireland</a> in April 2005. Esat Digifone became part of BT Wireless, before being spun off into a separate independent company <a href="/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Telefónica Europe">mmo2 plc</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Telefónica Europe">Telefónica Europe</a>). EsatBT installed the first <a href="/wiki/DSL" class="mw-redirect" title="DSL">DSL</a> lines in Ireland, to try and compete heavily with former state telecoms company <a href="/wiki/Eircom" class="mw-redirect" title="Eircom">Eircom</a> and operate one exchange, in <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001_debt_crisis_and_sale,_demerger"><span id="2001_debt_crisis_and_sale.2C_demerger"></span>2001 debt crisis and sale, demerger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2001 debt crisis and sale, demerger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 2001, BT had a debt of £30 billion, much of which was acquired during the bidding round for the <a href="/wiki/3G" title="3G">3rd generation mobile telephony</a> (commonly known as 3G) licences.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had also failed in its series of proposed global mergers, and the funds flowing from its then virtual monopoly of the UK market place had been largely removed. It was also headed by two executives who had little support from the <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a>, particularly in light of a 60% drop in share price in sixteen months.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hampton" title="Philip Hampton">Philip Hampton</a> joined as CFO, and in April 2001 Sir Iain Vallance was replaced as chairman by recognised turn around expert <a href="/wiki/Sir_Christopher_Bland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Christopher Bland">Sir Christopher Bland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2001, BT carried out corporate Europe's largest ever <a href="/wiki/Rights_issue" title="Rights issue">rights issue</a>, allowing it to raise £5.9 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few days before, it sold stakes in <a href="/wiki/Japan_Telecom" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Telecom">Japan Telecom</a>, in mobile operator J-Phone Communications, and in <a href="/wiki/Airtel" class="mw-redirect" title="Airtel">Airtel</a> of India to <a href="/wiki/Vodafone" title="Vodafone">Vodafone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2001, BT's directory business was sold as <a href="/wiki/Yell_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Yell Group">Yell Group</a> to a combination of <a href="/wiki/Private_equity" title="Private equity">private equity</a> firms <a href="/wiki/Apax_Partners" title="Apax Partners">Apax Partners</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hicks,_Muse,_Tate_%26_Furst" class="mw-redirect" title="Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst">Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst</a> for £2.1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A demerger followed in November 2001, when the former mobile telecommunications business of BT, BT Cellnet, was hived off as a separate business named "<a href="/wiki/O2_(UK)" title="O2 (UK)">mmO2</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This included BT owned or operated networks in other countries, including BT Cellnet (UK), Esat Digifone (Ireland), and Viag Interkom (Germany). All networks now owned or operated by mmO2 (except <a href="/wiki/Manx_Telecom" title="Manx Telecom">Manx Telecom</a>) were renamed as O2. The de-merger was accomplished via a share-swap, all British Telecommunications plc shareholders received one mmO2 plc and one BT Group plc (of which British Telecommunications is now a wholly owned subsidiary) share for each share they owned. British Telecommunications plc was de-listed on 16 November, and the two new companies started trading on 19 November.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftermath,_2001_to_2006"><span id="Aftermath.2C_2001_to_2006"></span>Aftermath, 2001 to 2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Aftermath, 2001 to 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of the series of sales, Sir Peter Bonfield resigned in October 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bonfield was replaced by former <a href="/wiki/Lucent" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucent">Lucent</a> CEO <a href="/wiki/Ben_Verwaayen" title="Ben Verwaayen">Ben Verwaayen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Bonfield's tenure the share price went from £4 to £15, and back again to £5.<sup id="cite_ref-zsjoip_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zsjoip-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bonfield's salary to 31 March 2001 was a basic of £780,000 (increasing to £820,000) plus a £481,000 bonus and £50,000 of other benefits including pension. He also received a deferred bonus, payable in shares three years' later, of £481,000, and additional bonuses of £3.3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>mmO2 plc was replaced by O2 plc in a further share-swap in 2005, and subsequently bought in an agreed takeover by <a href="/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica" title="Telefónica">Telefónica</a> for £18 billion and delisted.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, BT launched Consult 21, a consultation organisation that was to aid <a href="/wiki/BT_21CN" title="BT 21CN">BT 21CN</a> in the eventual conversion to digital telephony.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, BT was awarded the contract to deliver and manage N3, a secure and fast broadband network for the <a href="/wiki/NHS_National_Programme_for_IT" class="mw-redirect" title="NHS National Programme for IT">NHS National Programme for IT</a> (NPfIT) program, on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/English_National_Health_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="English National Health Service">English National Health Service</a> (NHS).<sup id="cite_ref-BT_2010_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BT_2010-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, BT made a number of acquisitions. In February 2005, BT acquired Infonet (now re-branded BT Infonet), a large telecoms company based in <a href="/wiki/El_Segundo,_California" title="El Segundo, California">El Segundo, California</a>, giving BT access to new geographies. It also acquired the Italian company Albacom. Then in April 2005, it bought Radianz from Reuters (now rebranded as BT Radianz), which expanded BT's coverage and provided BT with more buying power in certain countries.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2006, BT acquired online electrical retailer <a href="/wiki/Dabs.com" title="Dabs.com">Dabs.com</a> for £30.6 million.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/BT_Home_Hub" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Home Hub">BT Home Hub</a> manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Inventel" title="Inventel">Inventel</a> was also launched in June 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2006, BT confirmed that it would be investing 75% of its total capital spending, put at £10 billion over five years, in its new <a href="/wiki/Internet_Protocol" title="Internet Protocol">Internet Protocol</a> (IP) based <a href="/wiki/BT_21CN" title="BT 21CN">21st century network</a> (21CN). Annual savings of £1 billion per annum were expected when the transition to the new network was to have been completed in 2010, with over 50% of its customers to have been transferred by 2008. That month the first customers on to 21CN was successfully tested at <a href="/wiki/Adastral_Park" title="Adastral Park">Adastral Park</a> in Suffolk.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_to_2012">2007 to 2012</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2007 to 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2007, BT acquired Sheffield-based ISP, <a href="/wiki/PlusNet" class="mw-redirect" title="PlusNet">PlusNet</a> plc, adding 200,000 customers. BT stated that PlusNet will continue to operate separately out of its Sheffield head-office.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 February 2007, BT announced agreed terms to acquire <a href="/wiki/International_Network_Services_Inc." title="International Network Services Inc.">International Network Services Inc.</a> (INS), an international provider of IT consultancy and software.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2007, Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Rake" title="Michael Rake">Michael Rake</a> succeeded Sir Christopher Bland.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April that year, they acquired <a href="/wiki/COMSAT" title="COMSAT">COMSAT</a> International,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed in October by the acquisition of Lynx Technology.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BT acquired Wire One Communications in June 2008 and folded the company into "BT Conferencing", its existing conferencing unit, as a new video business unit<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2008, BT acquired the online business directory firm Ufindus for £20 million in order to expand its position in the local information market in GB.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 28 July 2008, BT acquired <a href="/wiki/Ribbit_(telecommunications_company)" title="Ribbit (telecommunications company)">Ribbit</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View, California</a>, "Silicon Valley's First Phone Company". Ribbit provides <a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flash" title="Adobe Flash">Adobe Flash</a>/<a href="/wiki/Adobe_Flex" class="mw-redirect" title="Adobe Flex">Flex</a> APIs, allowing web developers to incorporate telephony features into their <a href="/wiki/Software_as_a_service" title="Software as a service">software as a service</a> (SaaS) applications.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early days of its fibre broadband rollout, BT said it would deliver fibre-to-the-premises (<a href="/wiki/FTTP" class="mw-redirect" title="FTTP">FTTP</a>) to around 25% of the Country, with the rest catered for by the slower fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC), which uses copper wiring to deliver the final stretch of the connection. In 2014, with less than 0.7% of the company's fibre network being FTTP, BT dropped the 25% target, saying that it was "far less relevant today" because of improvements made to the headline speed of FTTC, which had doubled to 80 Mbit/s since its fibre broadband rollout was first announced.<sup id="cite_ref-alphr.com_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alphr.com-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To supplement FTTC, BT offered an 'FTTP on Demand' product.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2015, BT stopped taking orders for the on-demand product.<sup id="cite_ref-ispreview.co.uk_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ispreview.co.uk-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 April 2009, BT Engage IT was created from the merger of two previous BT acquisitions, Lynx Technology and Basilica. Apart from the name change not much else changed in operations for another 12 months.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 May 2009, BT said it was cutting up to 15,000 jobs in the coming year after it announced its results for the year to 31 March 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then in July 2009, BT offered workers a long holiday for an up front sum of 25% of their annual wage or a one-off payment of £1000 if they agree to go part-time.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 6 April 2011, BT launched the first online <a href="/wiki/Not-for-profit" class="mw-redirect" title="Not-for-profit">not-for-profit</a> fundraising service for UK charities called <a href="/wiki/BT_MyDonate" title="BT MyDonate">BT MyDonate</a> as part of its investment to the community. The service will pass on 100% of all donations made through the site to the charity, and unlike other services which take a proportion as commission and charge charities for using their services, BT will only pass on credit/debit card charges for each donation. The service allows people to register to give money to charity or collect fundraising donations. BT developed MyDonate with the support of <a href="/wiki/Cancer_Research_UK" title="Cancer Research UK">Cancer Research UK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Changing_Faces_(charity)" title="Changing Faces (charity)">Changing Faces</a>, <a href="/wiki/KidsOut" title="KidsOut">KidsOut</a>, <a href="/wiki/NSPCC" title="NSPCC">NSPCC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Aid" title="Women's Aid">Women's Aid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_to_2020">2013 to 2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2013 to 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BT_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/BT_logo.svg/220px-BT_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/BT_logo.svg/330px-BT_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/BT_logo.svg/440px-BT_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="94" /></a><figcaption>BT logo used from 2003 to 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>In March 2013, BT was allocated <a href="/wiki/4G" title="4G">4G</a> spectrum in the UK following an auction and assignment by Ofcom, after paying £201.5m.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 August 2013, BT launched its first television channels, <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a>, to compete with rival broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans for the channels' launch came about when it was announced in June 2012 that BT had been awarded a package of broadcast rights for the <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> from the 2013–14 to 2015–16 season, broadcasting 38 matches from each season.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2013, BT acquired <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a>'s UK and Ireland TV channels, continuing its expansion into sports broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ESPN_America" title="ESPN America">ESPN America</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Classic_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN Classic (UK)">ESPN Classic</a> were both closed, while <a href="/wiki/ESPN_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN (UK)">ESPN</a> continued to be operated by BT. On 9 November 2013, BT announced it had acquired exclusive rights to the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Europa_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Europa League">Europa League</a> for £897m, from the 2015 season, with some free games remaining including both finals.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 November 2014, BT created a new central business services organisation to provide customer services and improve operational efficiency.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 November 2014, shares in BT rose considerably on the announcement that the company was in talks to buy back <a href="/wiki/O2_(UK)" title="O2 (UK)">O2</a>, while at the same time confirmed it was also in talks to acquire <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BT subsequently entered into exclusive talks to buy EE for £12.5 billion on 15 December 2014<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and confirmed on 5 February 2015, subject to regulatory approval. The deal combined BT's 10 million retail customers and EE's 24.5 million direct mobile subscribers. <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a> would own 12% of BT, while <a href="/wiki/Orange_S.A." title="Orange S.A.">Orange S.A.</a> would own 4%.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2015, BT launched a 4G service as <a href="/wiki/BT_Mobile" title="BT Mobile">BT Mobile</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BT Group CEO <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Patterson" title="Gavin Patterson">Gavin Patterson</a> announced that BT plans to migrate all of its customers onto the IP network by 2025, switching off the company's <a href="/wiki/ISDN" title="ISDN">ISDN</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 January 2016, BT received approval by the <a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a> to acquire <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal was officially completed on 29 January 2016 with <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a> then owning 12% of BT, while <a href="/wiki/Orange_S.A." title="Orange S.A.">Orange S.A.</a> owned 4%.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 February 2016, BT announced a new organisational structure to take effect from April 2016 after acquiring <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a>. The EE brand, network and high street stores became a second consumer division, operating alongside <a href="/wiki/BT_Consumer" title="BT Consumer">BT Consumer</a> to serve customers with mobile services, broadband and TV and continued to deliver the Emergency Services Network contract awarded to EE in late 2015. There was to be a new BT Business and Public Sector division with around £5bn of revenues to serve small and large businesses as well as the public sector in the UK and Ireland. It was to comprise the existing <a href="/wiki/BT_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Business">BT Business</a> division along with EE's business division and those parts of <a href="/wiki/BT_Global_Services" title="BT Global Services">BT Global Services</a> that are UK focused. There will also be another new division; BT Wholesale and Ventures that will comprise the existing <a href="/wiki/BT_Wholesale" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Wholesale">BT Wholesale</a> division along with EE's <a href="/wiki/MVNO" class="mw-redirect" title="MVNO">MVNO</a> business as well as some specialist businesses such as Fleet, Payphones and Directories. Gerry McQuade, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Business at EE, was to be its CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The June <a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum</a> set off the Brexit process. </p><p>On 8 June 2017, BT appointed <a href="/wiki/KPMG" title="KPMG">KPMG</a> as its new auditor to replace <a href="/wiki/PwC" title="PwC">PwC</a> in the wake of a fraud scandal in Italy that triggered a major profit warning earlier that year.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in of that year, KPMG fired six US employees over a scandal that calls into question efforts to ensure that public company accounts are being properly scrutinised.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 July 2017, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> reported that BT "has called in consultants from <a href="/wiki/McKinsey" class="mw-redirect" title="McKinsey">McKinsey</a> to conduct a review of its businesses in the hope of saving hundreds of millions of pounds per year. The work, dubbed 'Project Novator', is understood to include a potential merger of BT's struggling global services corporate networking and IT unit with its business and public sector division".<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 28 July 2017, BT again announced organisational changes to "simplify its operating model, strengthen accountabilities and accelerate its transformation" to bring together its <a href="/wiki/BT_Consumer" title="BT Consumer">BT Consumer</a> and <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a> divisions into a new unified BT Consumer division to operate across three brands – BT, <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plusnet" title="Plusnet">Plusnet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was to take effect from 1 April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 April 2018, BT announced further organisational changes after unification of BT Consumer and EE divisions, bringing together its <a href="/wiki/BT_Business_and_Public_Sector" title="BT Business and Public Sector">BT Business and Public Sector</a> and <a href="/wiki/BT_Wholesale_and_Ventures" title="BT Wholesale and Ventures">BT Wholesale and Ventures</a> divisions into a new unified division known as <i>BT Enterprise</i>. It was to include BT's Ventures business which "acts as an incubator for potential new growth areas of the company" and to report as a single unit from 1 October 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_to_present">2021 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2021 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2021, the French telecommunications company, <a href="/wiki/Altice_(company)" title="Altice (company)">Altice</a> acquired a 12% stake in BT,<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> increasing it to 18% in December 2021<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 24.5% in May 2023. <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Drahi" title="Patrick Drahi">Patrick Drahi</a>'s purchase of 650 million shares cost about £960 million.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Altice's increasing ownership in BT Group posed questions around the <a href="/wiki/National_security#United_Kingdom" title="National security">national security</a> of the United Kingdoms infrastructure asset and the UK government opened an investigation in May 2022 to look into possible security implications of Patrick Drahi and Altice's ownership. In August 2022, the government completed its investigation and ruled that Patrick Drahi would not be required to cut his stake in BT, concluding that the investment did not pose any national security risks.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2023, BT announced the appointment of businesswoman <a href="/wiki/Allison_Kirkby" title="Allison Kirkby">Allison Kirkby</a> as its new Chief Executive, replacing <a href="/wiki/Philip_Jansen" title="Philip Jansen">Philip Jansen</a> by January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of 2023, BT Group announced it uses Broadpeak technology for its Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD) technology.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2024, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Slim" title="Carlos Slim">Carlos Slim</a> acquired a 3.2% equity stake in the group.<sup id="cite_ref-thetimes_com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetimes_com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adastral_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Adastral_Park.jpg/220px-Adastral_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Adastral_Park.jpg/330px-Adastral_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Adastral_Park.jpg/440px-Adastral_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4988" data-file-height="2553" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Adastral_Park" title="Adastral Park">Adastral Park</a> campus at <a href="/wiki/Martlesham_Heath" title="Martlesham Heath">Martlesham Heath</a> in Suffolk, the principal site of <a href="/wiki/BT_Research" title="BT Research">BT Research</a></figcaption></figure> <p>BT Group is a <a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">holding company</a>; the majority of its businesses and assets are held by its wholly owned subsidiary British Telecommunications plc.<sup id="cite_ref-Groupbusinesses_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groupbusinesses-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BT's businesses are operated under special government regulation by the British telecoms regulator <a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Oftel" title="Oftel">Oftel</a>). BT has been found to have significant market power in some markets following market reviews by Ofcom. In these markets, BT is required to comply with additional obligations such as meeting reasonable requests to supply services and not to discriminate.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BT runs the <a href="/wiki/Telephone_exchange" title="Telephone exchange">telephone exchanges</a>, trunk network and <a href="/wiki/Local_loop" title="Local loop">local loop</a> connections for the vast majority of British fixed-line telephones. Apart from <a href="/wiki/KCOM_Group" title="KCOM Group">KCOM Group</a>, which serves Kingston upon Hull, BT is the only UK telecoms operator to have a <a href="/wiki/Universal_service" title="Universal service">universal service</a> obligation which means it must provide a fixed telephone line to any address in the UK, at a uniform price throughout the country. This requirement was introduced by the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which also covers provision of directories, a directory enquiry service, and public call boxes. Legislation in 2018 added a minimum standard of fixed broadband service, subject to a cap on the cost of provision, which Ofcom implemented as a set of conditions applying to BT and KCOM in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reduced usage of public phone boxes led Ofcom to vary the conditions relating to them in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As well as continuing to provide service in those traditional areas in which BT has an obligation to provide services or is closely regulated, BT has expanded into more profitable products and services where there is less regulation. These are, principally, broadband internet service and <a href="/wiki/Bespoke" title="Bespoke">bespoke</a> solutions in telecommunications and information technology.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branding">Branding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Branding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BT_logo_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BT_logo_2019.svg/220px-BT_logo_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BT_logo_2019.svg/330px-BT_logo_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BT_logo_2019.svg/440px-BT_logo_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="999" /></a><figcaption>Simplified BT logo, used since 2019 for non-corporate purposes</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2019, a simplified BT logo and brand was launched to replace the previous multi-coloured globe logo.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2022, BT announced its intentions to focus on the <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a> brand for consumer products.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_affairs">Corporate affairs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Corporate affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buildings_and_facilities">Buildings and facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Buildings and facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:British_Telecom_buildings_and_structures" title="Category:British Telecom buildings and structures">Category:British Telecom buildings and structures</a></div> <p>As BT operates in around 180 countries, it <a href="/wiki/Ownership" title="Ownership">owns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lease" title="Lease">leases</a> a range of buildings and <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_facility" title="Telecommunications facility">facilities</a> in the UK and around the world. In 2001, it sold some of its UK property portfolio for £2.38 billion to <a href="/wiki/Telereal_Trillium" title="Telereal Trillium">Telereal Trillium</a> in a 30-year <a href="/wiki/Leaseback" title="Leaseback">leaseback</a>. The deal included 6,700 properties and contributed towards alleviating its debt at the time, with the main advantage being flexibility as it allows BT to vacate property over time, so as to adapt to changing operational requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-TelerealTrillium_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TelerealTrillium-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Headquarters">Headquarters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Headquarters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg/220px-BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg/330px-BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg/440px-BT_Centre_3195_stitched.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2512" data-file-height="2534" /></a><figcaption>The BT Centre was completed in 1985.</figcaption></figure> <p>Until December 2021, BT Group's world headquarters and <a href="/wiki/Registered_office" title="Registered office">registered office</a> was the <a href="/wiki/BT_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Centre">BT Centre</a>, a 10-storey office building at 81 Newgate Street in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_London" title="City of London">City of London</a>, opposite <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_tube_station" title="St Paul's tube station">St Paul's tube station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2021, BT relocated to new headquarters at One Braham, a brand new 18-storey building completed earlier in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2024, BT Group opened a new multi-million-pound hub and Welsh headquarters in Cardiff for 1,000 BT Group employees.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Buildings_and_stations">Buildings and stations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Buildings and stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of its UK buildings and stations are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adastral_Park" title="Adastral Park">Adastral Park</a> – headquarters of <a href="/wiki/BT_Labs" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Labs">BT Labs</a> in Suffolk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_Bristol" title="Assembly Bristol">The Assembly</a> – building in Bristol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baynard_House,_London" title="Baynard House, London">Baynard House</a> – building in City of London</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Riverside_Tower" title="BT Riverside Tower">BT Riverside Tower</a> – headquarters of BT Northern Ireland in Belfast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower_(Swansea)" title="BT Tower (Swansea)">BT Tower</a> – building in Swansea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goonhilly_Satellite_Earth_Station" title="Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station">Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station</a> – <a href="/wiki/Satellite_earth_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite earth station">satellite earth station</a> in Cornwall</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardian_telephone_exchange" title="Guardian telephone exchange">Guardian telephone exchange</a> – <a href="/wiki/Telephone_exchange" title="Telephone exchange">telephone exchange</a> in Manchester</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madley_Communications_Centre" title="Madley Communications Centre">Madley Communications Centre</a> – <a href="/wiki/Satellite_earth_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite earth station">satellite earth station</a> in Herefordshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Network_Management_Centre" title="National Network Management Centre">National Network Management Centre</a> – <a href="/wiki/Network_operations_centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Network operations centre">network operations centre</a> in Shropshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Stadium House">Stadium House</a> – building in Cardiff</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Telecommunications_towers">Telecommunications towers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Telecommunications towers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_towers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom">Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Telecom_microwave_network" title="British Telecom microwave network">British Telecom microwave network</a></div> <p>BT remains one of the largest owners of <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_towers_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications towers in the UK">telecommunications towers in the UK</a> and were a major node in its <a href="/wiki/British_Telecom_microwave_network" title="British Telecom microwave network">microwave network</a>. Its BT Tower in London is notable for numerous reasons such as being the <a href="/wiki/Tallest_building_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Tallest building in the UK">tallest building in the UK</a> from its construction in the 1960s until the early 1980s, its <a href="/wiki/Revolving_restaurant" title="Revolving restaurant">revolving restaurant</a> at the top known as 'Top of the Tower' in operation through the late 1960s and 1970s, and remains one of the UK's most important communications nerve centres, the heart of a vast broadcasting and communications network. It carries approximately 95% of the UK's TV content, including live broadcasts and 99% of all live football games as well as pioneering the first international <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">HD</a>, <a href="/wiki/3D_television" title="3D television">3D</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ultra-high-definition_television" title="Ultra-high-definition television">4K television</a> transmissions. It serves media production and distribution customers around the world and as part of the Things Connected Network launched in London, it became the highest building in the world to host an <a href="/wiki/Internet_of_things" title="Internet of things">Internet of things</a> (IoT) <a href="/wiki/Base_station" title="Base station">base station</a> in September 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of its towers are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower" title="BT Tower">BT Tower</a> in London</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower_(Birmingham)" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Tower (Birmingham)">BT Tower</a> in Birmingham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charwelton_BT_Tower" title="Charwelton BT Tower">Charwelton BT Tower</a> in Northamptonshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaton_Park_BT_Tower" title="Heaton Park BT Tower">Heaton Park BT Tower</a> in Manchester</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_transmitting_station" title="Peterborough transmitting station">Morborne Hill BT Tower</a> in Cambridgeshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purdown_BT_Tower" title="Purdown BT Tower">Purdown BT Tower</a> in Bristol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pye_Green_BT_Tower" title="Pye Green BT Tower">Pye Green BT Tower</a> in Staffordshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stokenchurch_BT_Tower" title="Stokenchurch BT Tower">Stokenchurch BT Tower</a> in Buckinghamshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Common_BT_Tower" title="Sutton Common BT Tower">Sutton Common BT Tower</a> in Cheshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinshill_BT_Tower" title="Tinshill BT Tower">Tinshill BT Tower</a> in West Yorkshire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolsford_Hill_BT_Tower" title="Tolsford Hill BT Tower">Tolsford Hill BT Tower</a> in Kent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turners_Hill_Transmitter" title="Turners Hill Transmitter">Turners Hill BT Tower</a> in West Midlands</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wotton-under-Edge_BT_Tower" title="Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower">Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower</a> in Gloucestershire</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zouches_Farm" class="mw-redirect" title="Zouches Farm">Zouches Farm</a> in Bedfordshire</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of its other UK facilities are: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_telephone_box" title="Red telephone box">Red telephone box</a> – original <a href="/wiki/Telephone_boxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Telephone boxes">telephone boxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KX_telephone_boxes" title="KX telephone boxes">KX telephone boxes</a> – successor to the red telephone boxes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LinkUK" title="LinkUK">LinkUK</a> – modern kiosks replacing existing telephone boxes with a range of free services</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-14" title="TAT-14">TAT-14</a> – 14th consortium <a href="/wiki/Transatlantic_telecommunications_cable" class="mw-redirect" title="Transatlantic telecommunications cable">transatlantic telecommunications cable</a> system</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisions">Divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BT Group is organised into the following divisions:<sup id="cite_ref-Groupbusinesses_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groupbusinesses-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Customer_facing">Customer facing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Customer facing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/BT_Consumer" title="BT Consumer">BT Consumer</a></b> – provides retail telecoms services to consumers in the UK including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Broadband" title="BT Broadband">BT Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_TV" title="EE TV">EE TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_WiFi" title="EE WiFi">EE WiFi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plusnet" title="Plusnet">Plusnet</a> – internet service provider, provides mobile and fixed communications services to consumers in the UK</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_Kingdom)" title="TNT Sports (United Kingdom)">TNT Sports</a> (joint venture, operated by <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery" title="Warner Bros. Discovery">Warner Bros. Discovery</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>BT Business</b> – products and services to organisations in the small-to-medium-sized business, corporate and public sectors in the UK and globally, and wholesale services. Formed from the merger of <a href="/wiki/BT_Enterprise" title="BT Enterprise">BT Enterprise</a> and <a href="/wiki/BT_Global_Services" title="BT Global Services">BT Global Services</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Openreach" title="Openreach">Openreach</a></b> – fenced-off wholesale division, established in 2005 following a review by <a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> and commenced operations in 2006, employing 25,000 engineers previously employed by BT. Its purpose is to ensure that other communications providers have the same operational conditions as BT, and is responsible for the provision and repair in the "<a href="/wiki/Last_mile_(telecommunications)" title="Last mile (telecommunications)">last mile</a>" of copper wire.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Internal_services">Internal services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Internal services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Networks – Responsible for designing, building and running the networks and technology platforms that BT and its customers use.<sup id="cite_ref-Groupbusinesses_119-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groupbusinesses-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Research" title="BT Research">BT Research</a></li></ul></li> <li>Digital – Responsible for leading BT's digital transformation, driving experience innovation and delivering the products and services customers use.<sup id="cite_ref-Groupbusinesses_119-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groupbusinesses-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>BT's <a href="/wiki/Procurement" title="Procurement">procurement</a> arm, "BT Sourced", was established in February 2021 and is based in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corporate_governance">Corporate governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Corporate governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg/220px-Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg/330px-Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg/440px-Gavin_Patterson_at_Chatham_House_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3349" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Former CEO <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Patterson" title="Gavin Patterson">Gavin Patterson</a> at the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Chatham_House" title="Chatham House">Chatham House</a> Corporate Leaders Series</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:British_Telecom_people" title="Category:British Telecom people">Category:British Telecom people</a></div> <p>BT's <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">board of directors</a> as of November 2021:<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col div-col-rules" style="column-width: 300px;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Crozier" title="Adam Crozier">Adam Crozier</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Kirkby" title="Allison Kirkby">Allison Kirkby</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</a></li> <li>Adel Al-Saleh – Non-independent, non-executive director</li> <li>Sir Ian Cheshire – Independent non-executive director</li> <li>Sabine Chalmers – <a href="/wiki/Company_secretary" title="Company secretary">Company secretary</a> &<a href="/wiki/General_counsel" title="General counsel">general counsel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iain_Conn" title="Iain Conn">Iain Conn</a> – Senior Independent Director & <a href="/wiki/Non-executive_director" title="Non-executive director">Non-executive director</a></li> <li>Simon Lowth – <a href="/wiki/Chief_financial_officer" title="Chief financial officer">Group Chief Financial Officer</a></li> <li>Isabel Hudson – Non-executive director</li> <li>Matthew Key – Non-executive director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Kirkby" title="Allison Kirkby">Allison Kirkby</a> – Non-executive director and CEO-designate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leena_Nair" title="Leena Nair">Leena Nair</a> – Non-executive director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Weller" title="Sara Weller">Sara Weller</a>– Non-executive director</li></ul></div> <p>BT's <a href="/wiki/Executive_committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive committee">executive committee</a> as of March 2018:<sup id="cite_ref-BTAnnualReport2018_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BTAnnualReport2018-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col div-col-rules" style="column-width: 300px;"> <ul><li>Allison Kirkby – Chief Executive</li> <li>Simon Lowth – Group Chief Financial Officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Allera" title="Marc Allera">Marc Allera</a> – CEO of BT Consumer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bas_Burger" title="Bas Burger">Bas Burger</a> – CEO of BT Global Services</li> <li>Sabine Chalmers – General counsel</li> <li>Gerry McQuade – CEO of BT Enterprise (BT Business and Public Sector and BT Wholesale and Ventures)</li> <li>Ed Petter – Corporate affairs director</li> <li>Cathryn Ross – Director of <a href="/wiki/Regulatory_affairs" title="Regulatory affairs">regulatory affairs</a></li> <li>Michael Sherman – <a href="/wiki/Chief_strategy_officer" title="Chief strategy officer">Chief strategy</a> and transformation officer</li> <li>Howard Watson – <a href="/wiki/Chief_technology_officer" title="Chief technology officer">Chief technology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_information_officer" title="Chief information officer">information officer</a> (CTIO) of BT Technology, Service & Operations</li> <li>Alison Wilcox – <a href="/wiki/Chief_human_resources_officer" title="Chief human resources officer">HR director</a></li> <li>Dan Fitz – Company secretary</li> <li>Clive Selley – CEO of Openreach</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pension_fund">Pension fund</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Pension fund"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BT has the second largest <a href="/wiki/Defined_benefit_pension_plan" title="Defined benefit pension plan">defined benefit pension plan</a> of any UK public company.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trustees valued the scheme at £36.7 billion at the end of 2010;<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an actuarial valuation valued the deficit of the scheme at £9.043 billion as of 31 December 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a change in the regulations governing inflation index linking, the deficit was estimated at £5.2 billion in November 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-DeficitFall_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeficitFall-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorships">Sponsorships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Sponsorships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BT sponsored Scotland's domestic <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> championship and cup competitions between 1999 and 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-SRUSponsorship2014_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRUSponsorship2014-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 July 2012, it was announced that BT agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster Rugby</a> and sees BT become the Official Communications Partner. BT's logo will appear on the Ulster Rugby shirt sleeve for all friendlies, <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">RaboDirect Pro12</a> matches as well as a significant brand presence at their home ground; <a href="/wiki/Ravenhill_Stadium" title="Ravenhill Stadium">Ravenhill Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 July 2013, it was announced that BT had partnered up with <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> in a four-year sponsorship deal with its two professional clubs; <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh Rugby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> that will commence from August 2013. The deal involves <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a> becoming the new shirt sponsor for both clubs as well as being promoted with BT Group at their respective home grounds; <a href="/wiki/Scotstoun_Stadium" title="Scotstoun Stadium">Scotstoun Stadium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Telegraph_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Telegraph-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 May 2014, BT joined <a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky</a>, <a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Group" title="TalkTalk Group">TalkTalk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a> as founding partners of <a href="/wiki/Internet_Matters" title="Internet Matters">Internet Matters</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Not-for-profit_organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Not-for-profit organisation">not-for-profit organisation</a> that provides online safety advice for parents and their children.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 May 2014, it was announced that BT agreed a £20 million four-year sponsorship deal with <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> which includes BT securing the naming rights for <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a> which becomes BT Murrayfield Stadium, become sponsor of the Scotland sevens team, become principal and exclusive sponsor of Scotland's domestic league and cup competitions from next season, taking over the role from <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Bank_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Bank of Scotland">The Royal Bank of Scotland</a> and become sponsor of Scottish Rugby's four new academies that aims to drive forward standards for young players who have aspirations to play professionally.<sup id="cite_ref-SRUSponsorship2014_143-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRUSponsorship2014-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 April 2015, it was announced that as part of BT's current £20 million four-year sponsorship deal with <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> that was announced in May 2014, BT has completed its sponsorship portfolio following an additional investment of £3.6 million for the 3 years remaining of its sponsorship deal, to become the new shirt sponsor for the Scotland national teams.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 January 2016, it was announced that BT, alongside YouTube will be the new joint headline sponsors in a three-year deal with <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Television_Festival" title="Edinburgh International Television Festival">Edinburgh International Television Festival</a>. The two companies will "share prominence across all branding of the 41st TV Festival, including the famous <a href="/wiki/MacTaggart_Lecture" class="mw-redirect" title="MacTaggart Lecture">MacTaggart Lecture</a> and will work closely with the festival organisers in their bid to reflect new trends in a rapidly transforming industry, from new ways of distributing content to technical innovations such as <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BT is the founding and principal partner of the <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Rooney" title="Wayne Rooney">Wayne Rooney</a> Foundation, which was established to improve the lives of children and young people. The Foundation will run events "to raise vital funds to support the work of key organisations dedicated to supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people". These organisations are four chosen charities which are, Manchester United Foundation, <a href="/wiki/NSPCC" title="NSPCC">NSPCC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claire_House_Children%27s_Hospice" title="Claire House Children's Hospice">Claire House Children's Hospice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alder_Hey_Children%27s_Hospital" title="Alder Hey Children's Hospital">Alder Hey Children's Hospital</a>. The first of these events was Wayne's <a href="/wiki/Testimonial_match" title="Testimonial match">testimonial match</a> in August 2016 between <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United F.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton F.C.</a> which raised £1.2 million. The match was screened live through <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a> with <a href="/wiki/BT_MyDonate" title="BT MyDonate">BT MyDonate</a> being the official fundraising platform for the testimonial, with both online and text options for donations promoted during the match.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 May 2017, it was announced that BT is to sponsor the 2017 <a href="/wiki/British_Urban_Film_Festival" title="British Urban Film Festival">British Urban Film Festival</a> (BUFF) and sees BT host every event of the film festival, including the Awards at the <a href="/wiki/BT_Tower" title="BT Tower">BT Tower</a>. BT will also broadcast the awards ceremony on BT.com and will have the opportunity to screen films acquired from the festival on its <a href="/wiki/BT_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="BT TV">BT TV</a> store platform.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 6 September 2017, it was announced that BT had extended its current £20 million four-year sponsorship deal with <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> that was announced in May 2014, for a further three years beginning from June 2018. The new deal sees BT retain the naming rights to <a href="/wiki/BT_Murrayfield_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Murrayfield Stadium">BT Murrayfield Stadium</a>, alongside its role as principal partner of the Scotland national team and Scotland 7s. BT's logo will continue to be displayed on the front of Scotland rugby shirts across the world, in the <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a>, as well as the summer and autumn test matches. BT will also continue to be promoted at <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh Rugby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotstoun_Stadium" title="Scotstoun Stadium">Scotstoun Stadium</a> in Glasgow.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_financial_performance">Historical financial performance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Historical financial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BT's financial results have been as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-annrep_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annrep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008–present"><span id="2008.E2.80.93present"></span>2008–present</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 2008–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year ending 31 March</th> <th>2008</th> <th>2009</th> <th>2010</th> <th>2011</th> <th>2012</th> <th>2013</th> <th>2014</th> <th>2015</th> <th>2016</th> <th>2017</th> <th>2018</th> <th>2019</th> <th>2020</th> <th>2021</th> <th>2022</th> <th>2023 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Turnover (£m)</td> <td>20,704</td> <td>21,390</td> <td>20,911</td> <td>20,076</td> <td>19,307</td> <td>18,017</td> <td>18,287</td> <td>17,851</td> <td>18,909</td> <td>24,082</td> <td>23,746</td> <td>23,428</td> <td>22,905</td> <td>21,370</td> <td>20,845</td> <td>20,669 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Profit/(loss) before tax (£m)</td> <td>1,976</td> <td>(134)</td> <td>1,007</td> <td>1,717</td> <td>2,421</td> <td>2,501</td> <td>2,827</td> <td>3,172</td> <td>3,473</td> <td>2,354</td> <td>2,616</td> <td>2,666</td> <td>2,353</td> <td>1,804</td> <td>1,963</td> <td>2,290 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Net profit/(loss) (£m)</td> <td>1,738</td> <td>(81)</td> <td>1,029</td> <td>1,504</td> <td>2,003</td> <td>2,091</td> <td>2,018</td> <td>2,135</td> <td>2,588</td> <td>1,908</td> <td>2,032</td> <td>2,159</td> <td>1,734</td> <td>1,472</td> <td>1,274</td> <td>1,905 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Basic <a href="/wiki/Earnings_per_share" title="Earnings per share">eps</a> (p)</td> <td>21.5</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>13.3</td> <td>19.4</td> <td>23.7</td> <td>26.7</td> <td>25.7</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>33.2</td> <td>19.2</td> <td>20.5</td> <td>21.8</td> <td>17.5</td> <td>14.8</td> <td>12.9</td> <td>19.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1992–2007"><span id="1992.E2.80.932007"></span>1992–2007</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 1992–2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year ending 31 March</th> <th>1992</th> <th>1993</th> <th>1994</th> <th>1995</th> <th>1996</th> <th>1997</th> <th>1998</th> <th>1999</th> <th>2000</th> <th>2001</th> <th>2002</th> <th>2003</th> <th>2004</th> <th>2005</th> <th>2006</th> <th>2007 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Turnover (£m)</td> <td>13,337</td> <td>13,242</td> <td>13,675</td> <td>13,893</td> <td>14,446</td> <td>14,935</td> <td>15,640</td> <td>16,953</td> <td>18,715</td> <td>17,141</td> <td>18,447</td> <td>18,727</td> <td>18,519</td> <td>18,429</td> <td>19,514</td> <td>20,223 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Profit/(loss) before tax (£m)</td> <td>3,073</td> <td>1,972</td> <td>2,756</td> <td>2,662</td> <td>3,019</td> <td>3,203</td> <td>3,214</td> <td>4,295</td> <td>2,942</td> <td>(1,031)</td> <td>1,461</td> <td>3,157</td> <td>1,945</td> <td>2,693</td> <td>2,633</td> <td>2,484 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Net profit/(loss) (£m)</td> <td>2,044</td> <td>1,220</td> <td>1,767</td> <td>1,731</td> <td>1,986</td> <td>2,077</td> <td>1,702</td> <td>2,983</td> <td>2,055</td> <td>(1,875)</td> <td>1,008</td> <td>2,702</td> <td>1,414</td> <td>1,539</td> <td>1,644</td> <td>2,852 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Basic <a href="/wiki/Earnings_per_share" title="Earnings per share">eps</a> (p)</td> <td>33.2</td> <td>19.8</td> <td>28.5</td> <td>27.8</td> <td>31.6</td> <td>32.8</td> <td>26.6</td> <td>46.3</td> <td>31.7</td> <td>(25.8)</td> <td>12.1</td> <td>31.4</td> <td>16.4</td> <td>18.1</td> <td>19.5</td> <td>34.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Wide_Web_hyperlink_patent">World Wide Web hyperlink patent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: World Wide Web hyperlink patent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, BT discovered it owned a patent (<span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US4873662">U.S. patent 4,873,662</a></span>) which it believed gave it patent rights on the use of <a href="/wiki/Hyperlink" title="Hyperlink">hyperlink</a> technology on the <a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Web" title="World Wide Web">World Wide Web</a>. The corresponding UK patent had already expired, but the US patent was valid until 2006. On 11 February 2002, BT began a court case relating to its claims in a US federal court against the <a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">internet service provider</a> <a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(ISP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prodigy (ISP)">Prodigy Communications Corporation</a>. In the case <i><a href="/wiki/British_Telecommunications_plc_v._Prodigy" title="British Telecommunications plc v. Prodigy">British Telecommunications plc v. Prodigy</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> ruled on 22 August 2002 that the BT patent was not applicable to web technology and granted Prodigy's request for <a href="/wiki/Summary_judgment" title="Summary judgment">summary judgment</a> of non-infringement.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Behavioural_targeting">Behavioural targeting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Behavioural targeting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 2008 it was announced that BT had entered into a contract (along with <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a> and <a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Group" title="TalkTalk Group">TalkTalk</a>) with the <a href="/wiki/Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a> company <a href="/wiki/Phorm" title="Phorm">Phorm</a> (responsible under their 121Media guise for the Apropos <a href="/wiki/Rootkit" title="Rootkit">rootkit</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to intercept and analyse their users' click-stream data and sell the anonymised aggregate information as part of Phorm's OIX advertising service.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The practice, known as "<a href="/wiki/Behavioural_targeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Behavioural targeting">behavioural targeting</a>" and condemned by critics as "data pimping", came under intense fire from various internet communities and other interested-parties who believe that the interception of data without the consent of users and web site owners is illegal under UK law (RIPA).<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a more fundamental level, many have argued that the ISPs and Phorm have no right to sell a commodity (a user's data, and the copyrighted content of web sites) to which they have no claim of ownership. In response to questions about Phorm and the interception of data by the Webwise system Sir <a href="/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee" title="Tim Berners-Lee">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, the creator of the World Wide Web, indicated his disapproval of the concept and is quoted as saying of his data and web history: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It's mine – you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me. I have to agree, I have to understand what I'm getting in return. I myself feel that it is very important that my ISP supplies internet to my house like the water company supplies water to my house. It supplies connectivity with no strings attached. My ISP doesn't control which websites I go to, it doesn't monitor which websites I go to.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Sir Tim Berners-Lee, 2008<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Huawei_infrastructure_access">Huawei infrastructure access</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Huawei infrastructure access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 2010 the UK intelligence community investigated <a href="/wiki/Huawei" title="Huawei">Huawei</a>, the Chinese supplier of BT's new fibre infrastructure with increasing urgency after the United States, Canada and Australia prevented the company from operating in their countries.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although BT had notified the UK government in 2003 of Huawei's interest in their £10bn network upgrade contract, they did not raise the security implications as BT failed to explain that the Chinese company would have unfettered access to critical infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 16 December 2012 the then prime minister <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> was supplied with an in-depth report indicating that the intelligence services had very grave doubts regarding Huawei, and that UK governmental, military, and civilian privacy may have been under serious threat.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 June 2013, British lawmakers concluded that BT should not have allowed Huawei access to the UK's communications network without ministerial oversight, saying they were 'deeply shocked' that BT did not inform government that they were allowing Huawei and <a href="/wiki/ZTE" title="ZTE">ZTE</a>, both with ties to the Chinese military, unfettered access to critical national systems. Furthermore, ministers discovered that the agency with the responsibility to ensure Chinese equipment and code was threat-free was entirely staffed by Huawei employees. Subsequently, parliamentarians confirmed that in case of an attack on the UK there was nothing that could be done to stop Chinese infiltration.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2016 Huawei had put measures in place to ensure the integrity of UK national security. Specifically their UK work is now overseen by a board that includes directors from <a href="/wiki/GCHQ" title="GCHQ">GCHQ</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office" title="Cabinet Office">Cabinet Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office">Home Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/ZTE" title="ZTE">ZTE</a>, another Chinese company that supplies extensive network equipment and subscriber hardware used with BT 'Infinity', was also under scrutiny by parliament's intelligence and security committee<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after the US, Canada, Australia and the European Union declared the company a security risk.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020 following a government ruling, BT began removing Huawei equipment from its broadband and mobile networks in order to comply with new restrictions on the usage of Huawei equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023, the process is still ongoing.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alleged_complicity_with_drone_strikes_in_Yemen_and_Somalia">Alleged complicity with drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Alleged complicity with drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2012, BT entered into a $23 million deal with the US military to provide a key communications cable connecting <a href="/wiki/RAF_Croughton" title="RAF Croughton">RAF Croughton</a>, a US military base on UK soil, with <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a>, a large US base in Djibouti.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Camp Lemonnier is used as a base for American drone attacks in Yemen and Somalia, and has been described by <i>The Economist</i> as "the most important base for drone operations outside the war zone of Afghanistan."<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Human rights groups including <a href="/wiki/Reprieve_(organisation)" title="Reprieve (organisation)">Reprieve</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> have criticised the use of armed drones outside declared war zones. Evidence produced by <a href="/wiki/The_Bureau_of_Investigative_Journalism" title="The Bureau of Investigative Journalism">The Bureau of Investigative Journalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>'s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic suggest that drone strikes have caused substantial civilian casualties, and may be illegal under international law.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, BT was the subject of a complaint by <a href="/wiki/Reprieve_(organisation)" title="Reprieve (organisation)">Reprieve</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Business,_Innovation_and_Skills" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Business, Innovation and Skills">Department of Business, Innovation and Skills</a> under the <a href="/wiki/OECD_Guidelines_for_Multinational_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises">OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises</a>, following their refusal to explain whether or not their infrastructure was used to facilitate drone strikes.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The subsequent refusal of this complaint was appealed in May 2014, on the basis that the UK National Contact Point's decision did not follow the OECD Guidelines. The issue of bias was also raised, due to the appointment of Lord Ian Livingston as government minister for the department which was processing the complaint: Livingston had occupied a senior position at BT when the cable between RAF Croughton and Camp Lemonnier was originally built.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overcharging">Overcharging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Overcharging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2017, a review of the telecoms market by Ofcom found that BT's landline only contracts provided poor value to customers. Ofcom ordered BT to reduce their prices but stopped short of demanding that customers were compensated.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2021, Law firm Mishcon de Reya filed a claim with the Competition Appeal Tribunal against BT worth £600 million, accusing them of historic overcharging on landlines. The class action lawsuit claims BT have increased their prices for line-only services every year since 2009, whilst the wholesale cost for delivering these services has reduced. The claimants suggest that customers could be entitled to compensation of up to £500 each.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bidding_rules_violation">Bidding rules violation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Bidding rules violation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2020, BT was fined £6.3m by the telecoms regulator Ofcom for violating the law on a large public sector deal in Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Ofcom's regulations, the BT network shall handle all wholesale customers similarly. In its report, Ofcom found that BT's network violated the rules by failing to supply Eir with the same details on its on-demand fiber-to-the-premises offering as its own rival team.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OFCOM_fines_for_non-functioning_999_calls">OFCOM fines for non-functioning 999 calls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: OFCOM fines for non-functioning 999 calls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 June 2023, a "catastrophic failure" in BT's network resulted in nearly 14,000 attempted 999 emergency calls not being connected. Ofcom fined BT £17.5 million, citing the telecom giant's lack of preparedness and poorly documented backup procedures.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_documents">Historical documents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BT_Group&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Historical documents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Records of the Post Office Corporation (Telecommunications division) 1969–1981 and its predecessors (including Post Office Telegraph and Telephone Service 1864–1969 and some private telegraph and telephone companies) are Public Records, and are held by <a href="/wiki/BT_Archives" title="BT Archives">BT Archives</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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"The development and diffusion of telephone technology in Britain, 1900–1940," <i>Transactions of the Newcomen Society,</i> (1991–92). 63, pp165–180.</li> <li>Foreman-Peck, J., & Millward, R. <i>Public and private ownership of British industry 1820–1990</i> (1994).</li> <li>Hazlewood, A. "The origins of the state telephone service in Britain" <i>Oxford Economic Papers</i> (1953). 5:13–25. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2661863">in JSTOR</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHolcombe1906" class="citation journal cs1">Holcombe, A. N. (1906). "The Telephone in Great Britain". <i>Quarterly Journal of Economics</i>. <b>21</b> (1): 96–135. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.2307%2F1883751">10.2307/1883751</a>. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1883751">1883751</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Quarterly+Journal+of+Economics&rft.atitle=The+Telephone+in+Great+Britain&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=96-135&rft.date=1906&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.2307%2F1883751&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F1883751%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft.aulast=Holcombe&rft.aufirst=A.+N.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABT+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Johannessen, Neil. <i>Ring up Britain: the Early Years of the Telephone in the United Kingdom</i> (British Telecommunications plc, London, 1991)</li> <li>Johnston, S. F. "The telephone in Scotland." in: K. Veitch, ed., <i>Transport and Communications. Publications of the European Ethnological Research Centre; Scottish life and society: a compendium of Scottish ethnology</i> (2009): pp. 716–727 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/24894/1/id24894.pdf">online</a></li> <li>Magill, Frank N. <i>Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series, volume 1:1897–1923</i> (1994) pp 218–23; historiography</li> <li>Meyer, Hugo Richard. <i>Public Ownership and the Telephone in Great Britain: Restriction of the Industry by the State and the Municipalities</i> (1907). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/publicownership02meyegoog/page/n21">online</a></li> <li>Pitt, D.C. <i>The telecommunications function in the British Post Office. A case study of bureaucratic adaption</i> (Westmead: Saxon House, 1980).</li> <li>Robertson, John Henry. <i>The story of the telephone: A history of the telecommunications industry of Britain</i> (1947)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTucker1978" class="citation journal cs1">Tucker, D. G. (1978). "The Early Development of the British Underground Trunk Telephone Network". <i>Transactions of the Newcomen Society</i>. <b>49</b>: 57–74. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1179%2Ftns.1977.005">10.1179/tns.1977.005</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+Newcomen+Society&rft.atitle=The+Early+Development+of+the+British+Underground+Trunk+Telephone+Network&rft.volume=49&rft.pages=57-74&rft.date=1978&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1179%2Ftns.1977.005&rft.aulast=Tucker&rft.aufirst=D.+G.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABT+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWetton2007" class="citation journal cs1">Wetton, Jenny (2007). "The Early History of Telephony in Manchester, 1877–1898". <i>Transactions of the Newcomen Society</i>. <b>77</b> (2): 245–260. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1179%2F175035207x204833">10.1179/175035207x204833</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:110096529">110096529</a>.</cite><span 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Broadband" title="BT Broadband">BT Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_TV" title="EE TV">EE TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_WiFi" title="EE WiFi">EE WiFi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Smart_Hub" title="BT Smart Hub">BT Smart Hub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_Kingdom)" title="TNT Sports (United Kingdom)">TNT Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Fusion" title="BT Fusion">BT Fusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Highway" title="BT Highway">BT Highway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Mobile" title="BT Mobile">BT Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Superfast_Fibre" title="BT Superfast Fibre">BT Superfast Fibre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Versatility" title="BT Versatility">BT Versatility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Voyager" title="BT Voyager">BT Voyager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_MyDonate" title="BT MyDonate">BT MyDonate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_MyPlace" title="BT MyPlace">BT MyPlace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecom_Gold" title="Telecom Gold">Telecom Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micronet_800" title="Micronet 800">Micronet 800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_M4000" title="Merlin M4000">Merlin M4000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Buildings<br />and<br />facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adastral_Park" title="Adastral Park">Adastral Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baynard_House,_London" title="Baynard House, London">Baynard House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Centre">BT Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower" title="BT Tower">BT Tower (London)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower_(Birmingham)" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Tower (Birmingham)">BT Tower (Birmingham)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Tower_(Swansea)" title="BT Tower (Swansea)">BT Tower (Swansea)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Riverside_Tower" title="BT Riverside Tower">BT Riverside Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_House,_Cardiff" title="Stadium House, Cardiff">Stadium House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charwelton_BT_Tower" title="Charwelton BT Tower">Charwelton BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faraday_Building" title="Faraday Building">Faraday Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goonhilly_Satellite_Earth_Station" title="Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station">Goonhilly Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardian_telephone_exchange" title="Guardian telephone exchange">Guardian Exchange Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madley_Communications_Centre" title="Madley Communications Centre">Madley Communications Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Network_Management_Centre" title="National Network Management Centre">National Network Management Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_transmitting_station" title="Peterborough transmitting station">Peterborough transmitting station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zouches_Farm_transmitting_station" title="Zouches Farm transmitting station">Zouches Farm transmitting station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaton_Park_BT_Tower" title="Heaton Park BT Tower">Heaton Park BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purdown_BT_Tower" title="Purdown BT Tower">Purdown BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pye_Green_BT_Tower" title="Pye Green BT Tower">Pye Green BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stokenchurch_BT_Tower" title="Stokenchurch BT Tower">Stokenchurch BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Common_BT_Tower" title="Sutton Common BT Tower">Sutton Common BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinshill_BT_Tower" title="Tinshill BT Tower">Tinshill BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolsford_Hill_BT_Tower" title="Tolsford Hill BT Tower">Tolsford Hill BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wotton-under-Edge_BT_Tower" title="Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower">Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_telephone_box" title="Red telephone box">Red telephone box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KX_telephone_boxes" title="KX telephone boxes">KX telephone boxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LinkUK" title="LinkUK">LinkUK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anchor_telephone_exchange" title="Anchor telephone exchange">Anchor telephone exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bletchley_Park#Site_2" title="Bletchley Park">Bletchley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C.S._Sovereign" title="C.S. Sovereign">CS <i>Sovereign</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Vere_Horwood_Estate#College" title="De Vere Horwood Estate">Horwood House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsway_telephone_exchange" title="Kingsway telephone exchange">Kingsway telephone exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leafield_Technical_Centre" title="Leafield Technical Centre">Leafield Technical Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mondial_House" title="Mondial House">Mondial House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stag_Lane_Aerodrome" title="Stag Lane Aerodrome">Stag Lane Aerodrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Hills_Building" title="Graham Hills Building">Marland House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vita_Student_Sheffield" title="Vita Student Sheffield">Sheffield Telephone House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Research_Station" title="Post Office Research Station">Post Office Research Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portishead_Radio" title="Portishead Radio">Portishead Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criggion_Radio_Station" title="Criggion Radio Station">Criggion Radio Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Radio_Station" title="Rugby Radio Station">Rugby Radio Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Telecom_microwave_network" title="British Telecom microwave network">Microwave network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-1" title="TAT-1">TAT-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-8" title="TAT-8">TAT-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-9" title="TAT-9">TAT-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-14" title="TAT-14">TAT-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CANTAT-2" title="CANTAT-2">CANTAT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAT-2" title="SAT-2">SAT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK-Belgium_5" title="UK-Belgium 5">UK-Belgium 5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Programmes<br />and<br />standards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left;background-color:#eee">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_21CN" title="BT 21CN">BT 21CN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_site_engineering_code" title="BT site engineering code">BT site engineering code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaking_clock#United_Kingdom" title="Speaking clock">BT Speaking Clock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_telephone_socket" title="British telephone socket">British telephone socket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_jetting" title="Cable jetting">Cable jetting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Customer_Service_System" title="Customer Service System">Customer Service System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Mobile_Location" title="Advanced Mobile Location">Advanced Mobile Location</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Access_Carrier_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital Access Carrier System">Digital Access Carrier System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Access_Signalling_System_2" title="Digital Access Signalling System 2">Digital Access Signalling System 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/System_X_(telephony)" title="System X (telephony)">System X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/System_Y" title="System Y">System Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADSL_Max" class="mw-redirect" title="ADSL Max">ADSL Max</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcare" title="Redcare">Redcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1-5-7-1" title="1-5-7-1">1-5-7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YouView" title="YouView">YouView</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:3em;text-align:left;background-color:#eee">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Access_Signalling_System_1" title="Digital Access Signalling System 1">Digital Access Signalling System 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Private_Network_Signalling_System" title="Digital Private Network Signalling System">Digital Private Network Signalling System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fixed-Mobile_Convergence_Alliance" title="Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance">Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go!Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Go!Messenger">Go!Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Packet_Switched_Service" title="International Packet Switched Service">International Packet Switched Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHSnet" class="mw-redirect" title="NHSnet">NHSnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N3_(NHS)" class="mw-redirect" title="N3 (NHS)">N3 (NHS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_Switch_Stream" title="Packet Switch Stream">Packet Switch Stream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestel" title="Prestel">Prestel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TXE" title="TXE">TXE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TXK" title="TXK">TXK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#History">BT Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BT_Archives" title="BT Archives">BT Archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Museum" title="BT Museum">BT Museum</a></li> <li><a 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Mobile">CMLink</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claranet" title="Claranet">Claranet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Technology_Services" title="Colt Technology Services">Colt Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Phone_Co-op" title="The Phone Co-op">The Co-operative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_%26_Wireless_Communications" title="Cable & Wireless Communications">Cable & Wireless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entanet" title="Entanet">Entanet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inmarsat" title="Inmarsat">Inmarsat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCOM_Group" title="KCOM Group">KCOM Group</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Eclipse_Internet" title="Eclipse Internet">Eclipse Internet</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebara" title="Lebara">Lebara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lycamobile" title="Lycamobile">Lycamobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Sky_Broadband" title="Sky Broadband">Sky Broadband</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spusu" title="Spusu">spusu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Group" title="TalkTalk Group">TalkTalk</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Business" title="TalkTalk Business">Business</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Group#Mobile_telephony" title="TalkTalk Group">Mobile</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_TV" title="TalkTalk TV">TV</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecom_Plus" title="Telecom Plus">Telecom Plus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tesco_Mobile" title="Tesco Mobile">Tesco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_(company)" title="3 (company)">Three</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Three_UK" title="Three UK">Three UK</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SMARTY" title="SMARTY">SMARTY</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truphone" title="Truphone">Tru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trunk_Networks" title="Trunk Networks">Trunk Networks</a> <ul><li><small>Leetline</small></li> <li><small>No One</small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_O2" title="Virgin Media O2">Virgin Media O2</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/O2_(UK)" title="O2 (UK)">O2</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Giffgaff" title="Giffgaff">Giffgaff</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a></small> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Business" title="Virgin Media Business">Virgin Media Business</a></small></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vodafone" title="Vodafone">Vodafone</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Vodafone_UK" title="Vodafone UK">Vodafone UK</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Talkmobile" title="Talkmobile">Talkmobile</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voipfone" title="Voipfone">Voipfone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WightFibre" title="WightFibre">WightFibre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zen_Internet" title="Zen Internet">Zen Internet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AOL_Broadband" title="AOL Broadband">AOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Telegraph_Company" title="Atlantic Telegraph Company">Atlantic Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Be_Un_Limited" title="Be Un Limited">Be Un Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonelli%27s_Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company">Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Magnetic_Telegraph_Company" title="British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company">British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_%26_Wireless_plc" title="Cable & Wireless plc">Cable & Wireless plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_%26_Wireless_Worldwide" title="Cable & Wireless Worldwide">Cable & Wireless Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Telegraph_Company" title="Electric Telegraph Company">Electric Telegraph Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energis" title="Energis">Energis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_Mobile" title="Family Mobile">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gutta_Percha_Company" title="Gutta Percha Company">Gutta Percha Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ionica_(company)" title="Ionica (company)">Ionica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_District_Telegraph_Company" title="London District Telegraph Company">London & Provincial District Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Communications" title="Mercury Communications">Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Telephone_Company" title="National Telephone Company">National Telephone Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NTL_Incorporated" title="NTL Incorporated">NTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_UK" title="Orange UK">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovivo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ovivo">Ovivo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Limited" title="Post Office Limited">Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipex" title="Pipex">Pipex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_(telecommunications)" title="Rabbit (telecommunications)">Rabbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_by_Sainsbury%27s" title="Mobile by Sainsbury's">Sainsbury's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_Telegraph_Company" title="Submarine Telegraph Company">Submarine Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiscali_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiscali UK">Tiscali UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_UK" title="T-Mobile UK">T-Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Private_Telegraph_Company" title="Universal Private Telegraph Company">Universal Private Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_(UK)" title="Virgin Mobile (UK)">Virgin Mobile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Suppliers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arm_Holdings" title="Arm Holdings">Arm Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icera" title="Icera">Icera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaswitch" title="Metaswitch">Metaswitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarantel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarantel">Sarantel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirent" title="Spirent">Spirent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telent" title="Telent">Telent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CSR_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="CSR (company)">CSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GEC_Plessey_Telecommunications" title="GEC Plessey Telecommunications">GEC Plessey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marconi_Company" title="Marconi Company">Marconi Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marconi_Communications" title="Marconi Communications">Marconi Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pace_plc" title="Pace plc">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PicoChip" title="PicoChip">PicoChip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Telephones_and_Cables" title="Standard Telephones and Cables">Standard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; background-color:#eee">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carphone_Warehouse" title="Carphone Warehouse">Carphone Warehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hibu" title="Hibu">Hibu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left">Government and<br />regulatory bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadband_Stakeholder_Group" title="Broadband Stakeholder Group">Broadband Stakeholder Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Laboratory" title="Defence Science and Technology Laboratory">Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Conference_of_Postal_and_Telecommunications_Administrations" title="European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations">European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phone-paid_Services_Authority" title="Phone-paid Services Authority">Phone-paid Services Authority</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left">Industry bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GSM_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="GSM Association">GSM Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Service_Providers_Association_(United_Kingdom)" title="Internet Service Providers Association (United Kingdom)">Internet Service Providers Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Telephony_Services_Providers%27_Association" title="Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association">Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LONAP" title="LONAP">LONAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Internet_Exchange" title="London Internet Exchange">London Internet Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Network_Access_Point" title="Manchester Network Access Point">MaNAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symbian_Foundation" title="Symbian Foundation">Symbian Foundation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left">In <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia#Communications" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Anguilla" title="Telecommunications in Anguilla">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica" title="Telecommunications in Antarctica">Antarctica</a> (including <a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory" title="British Antarctic Territory">British Antarctic Territory</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ascension_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Ascension Island">Ascension Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Bermuda" title="Telecommunications in Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in the British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands" title="Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Cayman_Islands" title="Telecommunications in the Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Falkland_Islands" title="Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Gibraltar" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Guernsey" title="Telecommunications in Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Isle_of_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in the Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Jersey" title="Telecommunications in Jersey">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Montserrat" title="Telecommunications in Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Pitcairn_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in the Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Saint_Helena" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunications in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha#Communications" title="Tristan da Cunha">Tristan da Cunha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left">History,<br />legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adastral_Park" title="Adastral Park">Adastral Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Approvals_Board_for_Telecommunications" title="British Approvals Board for Telecommunications">British Approvals Board for Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Telecommunications_Act_1981" title="British Telecommunications Act 1981">British Telecommunications Act 1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_telephone_sockets" class="mw-redirect" title="British telephone sockets">British telephone sockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_Research" title="BT Research">BT Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BT_site_engineering_code" title="BT site engineering code">BT site engineering code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buzby" title="Buzby">Buzby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_Act_2003" title="Communications Act 2003">Communications Act 2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Earth_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Earth stations in the United Kingdom">Earth stations in UK</a></li> <li><a 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title="Submarine communications cable">Undersea telegraph line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_videotelephony" title="History of videotelephony">Videotelephony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whistled_language" title="Whistled language">Whistled language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wireless_revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless revolution">Wireless revolution</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pioneers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasir_Ahmed_(engineer)" title="Nasir Ahmed (engineer)">Nasir Ahmed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Howard_Armstrong" title="Edwin Howard Armstrong">Edwin Howard Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_M._Atalla" title="Mohamed M. Atalla">Mohamed M. Atalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Logie_Baird" title="John Logie Baird">John Logie Baird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Baran" title="Paul Baran">Paul Baran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bardeen" title="John Bardeen">John Bardeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell" title="Alexander Graham Bell">Alexander Graham Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emile_Berliner" title="Emile Berliner">Emile Berliner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee" title="Tim Berners-Lee">Tim Berners-Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Blake_(inventor)" title="Francis Blake (inventor)">Francis Blake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose" title="Jagadish Chandra Bose">Jagadish Chandra Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bourseul" title="Charles Bourseul">Charles Bourseul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Houser_Brattain" title="Walter Houser Brattain">Walter Houser Brattain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vint_Cerf" title="Vint Cerf">Vint Cerf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Chappe" title="Claude Chappe">Claude Chappe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogen_Dalal" class="mw-redirect" title="Yogen Dalal">Yogen Dalal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Davis_Jr." title="Daniel Davis Jr.">Daniel Davis Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Davies" title="Donald Davies">Donald Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Dolbear" title="Amos Dolbear">Amos Dolbear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_de_Forest" title="Lee de Forest">Lee de Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth" title="Philo Farnsworth">Philo Farnsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Fessenden" title="Reginald Fessenden">Reginald Fessenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisha_Gray" title="Elisha Gray">Elisha Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Heaviside" title="Oliver Heaviside">Oliver Heaviside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hooke" title="Robert Hooke">Robert Hooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erna_Schneider_Hoover" title="Erna Schneider Hoover">Erna Schneider Hoover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Hopkins_(physicist)" title="Harold Hopkins (physicist)">Harold Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardiner_Greene_Hubbard" title="Gardiner Greene Hubbard">Gardiner Greene Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Internet_pioneers" title="List of Internet pioneers">Internet pioneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kahn" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Kahn">Bob Kahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawon_Kahng" title="Dawon Kahng">Dawon Kahng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_K._Kao" title="Charles K. Kao">Charles K. Kao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Singh_Kapany" title="Narinder Singh Kapany">Narinder Singh Kapany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr" title="Hedy Lamarr">Hedy Lamarr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Landell_de_Moura" title="Roberto Landell de Moura">Roberto Landell de Moura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innocenzo_Manzetti" title="Innocenzo Manzetti">Innocenzo Manzetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi" title="Guglielmo Marconi">Guglielmo Marconi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Metcalfe" title="Robert Metcalfe">Robert Metcalfe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Meucci" title="Antonio Meucci">Antonio Meucci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Morse" title="Samuel Morse">Samuel Morse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jun-ichi_Nishizawa" title="Jun-ichi Nishizawa">Jun-ichi Nishizawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Grafton_Page" title="Charles Grafton Page">Charles Grafton Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radia_Perlman" title="Radia Perlman">Radia Perlman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stepanovich_Popov" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Stepanovich Popov">Alexander Stepanovich Popov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tivadar_Pusk%C3%A1s" title="Tivadar Puskás">Tivadar Puskás</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Reis" title="Johann Philipp Reis">Johann Philipp Reis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Shannon" title="Claude Shannon">Claude Shannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almon_Brown_Strowger" title="Almon Brown Strowger">Almon Brown Strowger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Sutton_(inventor)" title="Henry Sutton (inventor)">Henry Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sumner_Tainter" title="Charles Sumner Tainter">Charles Sumner Tainter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikola_Tesla" title="Nikola Tesla">Nikola Tesla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camille_Tissot" title="Camille Tissot">Camille Tissot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Vail" title="Alfred Vail">Alfred Vail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Watson" title="Thomas A. Watson">Thomas A. Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Wheatstone" title="Charles Wheatstone">Charles Wheatstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_K._Zworykin" title="Vladimir K. Zworykin">Vladimir K. Zworykin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transmission_medium" title="Transmission medium">Transmission<br />media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable">Coaxial cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication" title="Fiber-optic communication">Fiber-optic communication</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Optical_fiber" title="Optical fiber">optical fiber</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free-space_optical_communication" title="Free-space optical communication">Free-space optical communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molecular_communication" title="Molecular communication">Molecular communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_wave" title="Radio wave">Radio waves</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wireless" title="Wireless">wireless</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transmission_line" title="Transmission line">Transmission line</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunication_circuit" title="Telecommunication circuit">telecommunication circuit</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Network_topology" title="Network topology">Network topology</a><br />and switching</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bandwidth_(computing)" title="Bandwidth (computing)">Bandwidth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_link" title="Telecommunications link">Links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Node_(networking)" title="Node (networking)">Nodes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terminal_(telecommunication)" title="Terminal (telecommunication)">terminal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Network_switch" title="Network switch">Network switching</a> <ul><li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_network" title="Telecommunications network">Types of network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cellular_network" title="Cellular network">Cellular network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethernet" title="Ethernet">Ethernet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Services_Digital_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Integrated Services Digital Network">ISDN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_area_network" title="Local area network">LAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next-generation_network" title="Next-generation network">NGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_switched_telephone_network" title="Public switched telephone network">Public Switched Telephone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_network" title="Radio 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title="Internet">Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet2" title="Internet2">Internet2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JANET" title="JANET">JANET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NPL_network" title="NPL network">NPL network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toasternet" title="Toasternet">Toasternet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usenet" title="Usenet">Usenet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_in_Africa" title="Category:Telecommunications in Africa">Africa</a></li> <li>Americas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_in_North_America" title="Category:Telecommunications in North America">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_in_South_America" title="Category:Telecommunications in South America">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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Sunday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Sport" title="Sunday Sport">Sunday Sport</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weekend_Sport_(tabloid)" class="mw-redirect" title="Weekend Sport (tabloid)">Weekend Sport</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midweek_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Midweek Sport">Midweek Sport</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Magazines and<br />other periodicals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_magazines_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of magazines in the United Kingdom">List of magazines in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_magazines_by_circulation#United_Kingdom" title="List of magazines by circulation">List of magazines by circulation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Radio_in_the_UK" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Radio_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Radio in the United Kingdom">Radio in the UK</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#National_analogue_and_digital_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">National<br />stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio" title="BBC Radio">BBC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1Xtra" title="BBC Radio 1Xtra">BBC Radio 1Xtra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_3" title="BBC Radio 3">BBC Radio 3</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4_Extra" title="BBC Radio 4 Extra">BBC Radio 4 Extra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Live" title="BBC Radio 5 Live">BBC Radio 5 Live</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Sports_Extra" title="BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra">BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_6_Music" title="BBC Radio 6 Music">BBC Radio 6 Music</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Asian_Network" title="BBC Asian Network">BBC Asian Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_World_Service" title="BBC World Service">BBC World Service</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_National_DAB" title="BBC National DAB">BBC National DAB</a> (multiplex)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_National_Radio" title="Independent National Radio">Independent<br />/ commercial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Radio_Network" title="Absolute Radio Network">Absolute Radio Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Broadcasting_Service" title="British Forces Broadcasting Service">BFBS Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Capital_(radio_network)" title="Capital (radio network)">Capital</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Capital_Xtra" title="Capital Xtra">Capital Xtra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Classic_FM_(UK)" title="Classic FM (UK)">Classic FM</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Digital_One" title="Digital One">Digital One</a> (multiplex)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gold_(British_radio_network)" title="Gold (British radio network)">Gold</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio" title="Greatest Hits Radio">Greatest Hits Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Heart_(radio_network)" title="Heart (radio network)">Heart</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio" title="Hits Radio">Hits Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jazz_FM_(UK)" title="Jazz FM (UK)">Jazz FM</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Network" title="Kiss Network">Kiss Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/LBC" title="LBC">LBC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/LBC_News" title="LBC News">LBC News</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Magic_(UK_radio_station)" title="Magic (UK radio station)">Magic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Magic_Classical" title="Magic Classical">Magic Classical</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Premier_Christian_Radio" title="Premier Christian Radio">Premier Christian Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/RNIB_Connect_Radio" title="RNIB Connect Radio">RNIB Connect Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sound_Digital" title="Sound Digital">Sound Digital</a> (multiplex)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Smooth_Radio_(2014)" title="Smooth Radio (2014)">Smooth Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Talksport" title="Talksport">talkSPORT</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Talkradio" title="Talkradio">TalkRadio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Times_Radio" title="Times Radio">Times Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_Christian_Broadcasters" title="United Christian Broadcasters">UCB UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_UK" title="Virgin Radio UK">Virgin Radio UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Radio_X_(United_Kingdom)" title="Radio X (United Kingdom)">Radio X</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Local_and_regional_analogue_and_digital_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">Regional<br />and local<br />stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Local_Radio" title="BBC Local Radio">BBC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#BBC_Local_Radio" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of BBC Local Radio stations</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">BBC Radio Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_nan_G%C3%A0idheal" title="BBC Radio nan Gàidheal">BBC Radio nan Gàidheal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Ulster" title="BBC Radio Ulster">BBC Radio Ulster</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Foyle" title="BBC Radio Foyle">BBC Radio Foyle</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Wales" title="BBC Radio Wales">BBC Radio Wales</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Cymru" title="BBC Radio Cymru">BBC Radio Cymru</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Cymru_2" title="BBC Radio Cymru 2">Cymru 2</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Local_Radio" title="Independent Local Radio">Independent<br />/ commercial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Community_radio_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of community radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Commercial_radio" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of local commercial radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Semi-national_analogue_and_digital_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of semi-national / regional analogue and digital radio stations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br />stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Hospital_radio_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of hospital radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_radio_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Pirate radio in the United Kingdom">Pirate radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restricted_Service_Licence" title="Restricted Service Licence">Restricted Service Licence</a> (RSL) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#RSL_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of RSL stations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Satellite_radio_stations" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of satellite radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom#Student_and_schools_radio" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of student and schools radio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_House" title="Broadcasting House">Broadcasting House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="FM broadcasting in the UK">FM broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dock10_(television_facility)" title="Dock10 (television facility)">Dock10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Academy" title="Radio Academy">Radio Academy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Academy_Awards" title="Radio Academy Awards">Radio Academy Awards</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Independents_Group" title="Radio Independents Group">Radio Independents Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAJAR" title="RAJAR">RAJAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs" title="List of most-listened-to radio programs">Most listened to programmes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Television_in_the_UK" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Television in the United Kingdom">Television in the UK</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Principalchannels(List)" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Principal<br />channels<br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_television_channels_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of television channels in the United Kingdom">List</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Television" title="BBC Television">BBC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Three" title="BBC Three">BBC Three</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Four" title="BBC Four">BBC Four</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_News_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC News (TV channel)">BBC News</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Parliament" title="BBC Parliament">BBC Parliament</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BBC_Scotland_(TV_channel)" title="BBC Scotland (TV channel)">BBC Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CBBC" title="CBBC">CBBC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/ITV1" title="ITV1">ITV1</a>/<a href="/wiki/STV_(TV_channel)" title="STV (TV channel)">STV</a>/<a href="/wiki/UTV_(TV_channel)" title="UTV (TV channel)">UTV</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/ITV2" title="ITV2">ITV2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/ITV3" title="ITV3">ITV3</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/ITV4" title="ITV4">ITV4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/ITVBe" title="ITVBe">ITVBe</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation" title="Channel Four Television Corporation">Channel 4</a>/<a href="/wiki/S4C_Authority" title="S4C Authority">S4C</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/E4_(TV_channel)" title="E4 (TV channel)">E4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/E4_Extra" title="E4 Extra">E4 Extra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Film4" title="Film4">Film4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/More4" title="More4">More4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/4seven" title="4seven">4seven</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Networks_UK_%26_Australia" title="Paramount Networks UK & Australia">Paramount</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)" title="Channel 5 (British TV channel)">Channel 5</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/5Star" title="5Star">5Star</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/5USA" title="5USA">5USA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/5Select" title="5Select">5Select</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/5Action" title="5Action">5Action</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_(British_TV_channel)" title="Comedy Central (British TV channel)">Comedy Central</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central_Extra" title="Comedy Central Extra">Comedy Central Extra</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MTV_Music_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Music (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV Music</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MTV_Hits_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Hits (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV Hits</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MTV_80s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 80s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 80s</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/MTV_90s_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV 90s (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV 90s</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nickelodeon (British and Irish TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nicktoons_(British_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicktoons (British TV channel)">Nicktoons</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jr._(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)">Nick Jr.</a></dd> <dd>Nick Jr. Too</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sky_UK" title="Sky UK">Sky UK</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Challenge_(TV_channel)" title="Challenge (TV channel)">Challenge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Arts" title="Sky Arts">Sky Arts</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Atlantic" title="Sky Atlantic">Sky Atlantic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Cinema" title="Sky Cinema">Sky Cinema</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Comedy" title="Sky Comedy">Sky Comedy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Crime" title="Sky Crime">Sky Crime</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Documentaries" title="Sky Documentaries">Sky Documentaries</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/History_(European_TV_channel)" title="History (European TV channel)">Sky History</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/H2_(A%26E_Networks)" title="H2 (A&E Networks)">Sky History 2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Kids_(TV_channel)" title="Sky Kids (TV channel)">Sky Kids</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Max" title="Sky Max">Sky Max</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Mix" title="Sky Mix">Sky Mix</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Nature" title="Sky Nature">Sky Nature</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Replay" title="Sky Replay">Sky Replay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sci-Fi" title="Sky Sci-Fi">Sky Sci-Fi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Showcase" title="Sky Showcase">Sky Showcase</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Box_Office" title="Sky Box Office">Sky Sports Box Office</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_F1" title="Sky Sports F1">Sky Sports F1</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_News" title="Sky Sports News">Sky Sports News</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports_Racing" title="Sky Sports Racing">Sky Sports Racing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sky_Witness_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Witness (TV channel)">Sky Witness</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UKTV" title="UKTV">UKTV</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Alibi" title="U&Alibi">U&Alibi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Dave" title="U&Dave">U&Dave</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Drama" title="U&Drama">U&Drama</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Eden" title="U&Eden">U&Eden</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Gold" title="U&Gold">U&Gold</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26W" title="U&W">U&W</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U%26Yesterday" title="U&Yesterday">U&Yesterday</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery_EMEA" title="Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA">Warner Bros. Discovery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet_(British_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal Planet (British TV channel)">Animal Planet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel)">Boomerang</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel)">Cartoon Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cartoonito_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel)">Cartoonito</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/CNN_International" title="CNN International">CNN International</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Discovery Channel (British and Irish TV channel)">Discovery Channel</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Discovery_History" title="Discovery History">Discovery History</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Science_(European_TV_channel)" title="Discovery Science (European TV channel)">Discovery Science</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Turbo" title="Discovery Turbo">Discovery Turbo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/DMAX_(British_TV_channel)" title="DMAX (British TV channel)">DMAX</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eurosport_1" title="Eurosport 1">Eurosport 1</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eurosport_2" title="Eurosport 2">Eurosport 2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Food_Network" title="Food Network">Food Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/HGTV_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="HGTV (British and Irish TV channel)">HGTV</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Investigation_Discovery_(European_TV_channel)" title="Investigation Discovery (European TV channel)">Investigation Discovery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quest_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quest (TV channel)">Quest</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quest_Red" title="Quest Red">Quest Red</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Really_(TV_channel)" title="Really (TV channel)">Really</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/TLC_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="TLC (British and Irish TV channel)">TLC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_Kingdom)" title="TNT Sports (United Kingdom)">TNT Sports</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Narrative Entertainment UK Limited</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Great!_Action" title="Great! Action">Great! Action</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Great!_Movies" title="Great! Movies">Great! Movies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Great!_Romance" title="Great! Romance">Great! Romance</a></dd> <dd>Great! Real</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Great!_TV" title="Great! TV">Great! TV</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pop_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop (British and Irish TV channel)">Pop</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pop_Max" title="Pop Max">Pop Max</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services<br />and<br />platforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_iPlayer" title="BBC iPlayer">BBC iPlayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_television_by_region#United_Kingdom" title="Cable television by region">cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_4_(VoD_service)" title="Channel 4 (VoD service)">Channel 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Digital television in the United Kingdom">digital</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom">digital terrestrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_DTT_channels_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of DTT channels in the United Kingdom">List of channels</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EE_TV" title="EE TV">EE TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freely" title="Freely">Freely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freesat" title="Freesat">Freesat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freesat%2B" title="Freesat+">Freesat+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeview_(UK)" title="Freeview (UK)">Freeview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-definition_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="High-definition television in the United Kingdom">high-definition</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_HD_channels_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of HD channels in the United Kingdom">List of channels</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITVX" title="ITVX">ITVX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Player" title="STV Player">STV Player</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Local television in the United Kingdom">local television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My5" title="My5">My5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Now_(streaming_service)" title="Now (streaming service)">Now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount%2B" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Player" title="Pop Player">Pop Player</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restricted_Service_Licence" title="Restricted Service Licence">Restricted Service Licence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom#Satellite_television" title="Television in the United Kingdom">satellite</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_Astra_28.2%C2%B0E_(Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom)" title="List of free-to-air channels at Astra 28.2°E (Ireland and the United Kingdom)">List of channels</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freesat_from_Sky" title="Freesat from Sky">Freesat from Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_Demand_(Sky)" title="On Demand (Sky)">On Demand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky%2B" title="Sky+">Sky+</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky%2B_HD" title="Sky+ HD">Sky+ HD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_TV" title="TalkTalk TV">TalkTalk TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVPlayer" title="TVPlayer">TVPlayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_(streaming_service)" title="U (streaming service)">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_TV" title="Virgin TV">Virgin Media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FilmFlex" title="FilmFlex">FilmFlex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TiVo" title="TiVo">TiVo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%2B" title="V+">V+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YouView" title="YouView">YouView</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Analogue_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Analogue television in the United Kingdom">analogue</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Analogue_terrestrial_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom">analogue terrestrial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Store" title="BBC Store">BBC Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_TV_Store" title="TalkTalk TV Store">TalkTalk TV Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Film4oD" title="Film4oD">Film4oD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Digital" title="Real Digital">Real Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Up_TV" title="Top Up TV">Top Up TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3_Mills_Studios" title="3 Mills Studios">3 Mills Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Cymru_Wales_New_Broadcasting_House" title="BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House">BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Elstree_Centre" title="BBC Elstree Centre">BBC Elstree Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Pacific_Quay" title="BBC Pacific Quay">BBC Pacific Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bottle_Yard_Studios" title="The Bottle Yard Studios">The Bottle Yard Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_House" title="Broadcasting House">Broadcasting House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_House,_Belfast" title="Broadcasting House, Belfast">Broadcasting House, Belfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_House,_Bristol" title="Broadcasting House, Bristol">Broadcasting House, Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dock10_(television_facility)" title="Dock10 (television facility)">Dock10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)" title="Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)">Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Street_Studios" title="Gas Street Studios">Gas Street Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Leeds_Studios" title="The Leeds Studios">The Leeds Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Maidstone_Studios" title="The Maidstone Studios">The Maidstone Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mailbox_Birmingham" title="Mailbox Birmingham">Mailbox Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK" title="MediaCityUK">MediaCityUK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granada_Studios" title="Granada Studios">Old Granada Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_Studios" title="Riverside Studios">Riverside Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roath_Lock" title="Roath Lock">Roath Lock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sharp_Project" title="The Sharp Project">The Sharp Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Campus" title="Sky Campus">Sky Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Studios_Manchester" title="Space Studios Manchester">Space Studios Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_London" title="Television Centre, London">Television Centre, London</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_House,_Cardiff" title="Broadcasting House, Cardiff">Broadcasting House, Cardiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickenson_Road_Studios" title="Dickenson Road Studios">Dickenson Road Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fountain_Studios" title="Fountain Studios">Fountain Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hospital_Club" title="The Hospital Club">The Hospital Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lime_Grove_Studios" title="Lime Grove Studios">Lime Grove Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limehouse_Studios" title="Limehouse Studios">Limehouse Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_London_Studios" title="The London Studios">The London Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-British_Studios" title="MGM-British Studios">MGM-British Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Broadcasting_House,_Manchester" title="New Broadcasting House, Manchester">New Broadcasting House, Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pebble_Mill_Studios" title="Pebble Mill Studios">Pebble Mill Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teddington_Studios" title="Teddington Studios">Teddington Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Television Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne">Television Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_Southampton" title="Television Centre, Southampton">Television Centre, Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Boat_Studios" title="Upper Boat Studios">Upper Boat Studios</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Television in Northern Ireland">Television in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Scotland" title="Television in Scotland">in Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Wales" title="Television in Wales">in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_TV_channels_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom">Defunct channels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Television_Festival" title="Edinburgh International Television Festival">Edinburgh International Television Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom#History" title="Television in the United Kingdom">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_British_television" title="List of years in British television">List of years</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="List of television stations in the United Kingdom">List of channels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Student_television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Student television in the United Kingdom">Student television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom#Viewing_statistics" title="Television in the United Kingdom">Viewing statistics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="List of most watched television broadcasts">Most-watched broadcasts</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Companies_and_organisations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Companies and organisations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major<br />companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ascential" title="Ascential">Ascential</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banijay_UK_Productions" title="Banijay UK Productions">Banijay UK Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bauer_Media_Audio_UK" title="Bauer Media Audio UK">Bauer Media Audio UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing" title="Bloomsbury Publishing">Bloomsbury Publishing</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BT Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation" title="Channel Four Television Corporation">Channel Four Television Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daily_Mail_and_General_Trust" title="Daily Mail and General Trust">Daily Mail and General Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentsu_International" title="Dentsu International">Dentsu International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economist_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Economist Group">Economist Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMI_Music_Publishing" title="EMI Music Publishing">EMI Music Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_plc" title="Future plc">Future plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Media_%26_Entertainment" title="Global Media & Entertainment">Global Media & Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardian_Media_Group" title="Guardian Media Group">Guardian Media Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_Media_Group" title="Haymarket Media Group">Haymarket Media Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Informa" title="Informa">Informa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITN" title="ITN">ITN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narrative_Capital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Narrative Capital (page does not exist)">Narrative Capital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_World" title="National World">National World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_Broadcasting" title="News Broadcasting">News Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_UK" title="News UK">News UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newsquest" title="Newsquest">Newsquest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_%26_Shell" title="Northern & Shell">Northern & Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearson_plc" title="Pearson plc">Pearson plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Press_Holdings" title="Press Holdings">Press Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reach_plc" title="Reach plc">Reach plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RELX" title="RELX">RELX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Group" title="Sky Group">Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Group" title="STV Group">STV Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syco" class="mw-redirect" title="Syco">Syco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TalkTalk_Group" title="TalkTalk Group">TalkTalk Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Networks_UK_%26_Australia" title="Paramount Networks UK & Australia">Paramount Networks UK & Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_O2" title="Virgin Media O2">Virgin Media O2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company (UK) Ltd.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery_EMEA" title="Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA">Warner Bros. 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title="Digital TV Group">Digital TV Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equity_(trade_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Equity (trade union)">Equity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everyone_TV" title="Everyone TV">Everyone TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_Against_Copyright_Theft" title="Federation Against Copyright Theft">Federation Against Copyright Theft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Publishers_Guild" title="Independent Publishers Guild">Independent Publishers Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Journalists" title="National Union of Journalists">National Union of Journalists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Publishers_Association" title="The Publishers Association">The Publishers Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Television_Society" title="Royal Television Society">Royal Television Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independent_Broadcasting" title="United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting">United Kingdom Independent 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title="Autoglym">Autoglym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Axminster_Carpets" title="Axminster Carpets">Axminster Carpets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbour_(company)" title="Barbour (company)">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendicks" title="Bendicks">Bendicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bentley" title="Bentley">Bentley Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollinger" title="Bollinger">Bollinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brasso" title="Brasso">Brasso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britvic" title="Britvic">Britvic</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burberry" title="Burberry">Burberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadbury" title="Cadbury">Cadbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carphone_Warehouse" title="Carphone Warehouse">Carphone Warehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castrol" title="Castrol">Castrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charbonnel_et_Walker" title="Charbonnel et Walker">Charbonnel et Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colman%27s" title="Colman's">Colman's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dairy_Crest" class="mw-redirect" title="Dairy Crest">Dairy Crest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAKS" title="DAKS">DAKS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dettol" title="Dettol">Dettol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DHL" title="DHL">DHL Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunelm_Mill" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunelm Mill">Dorma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Arden,_Inc." title="Elizabeth Arden, Inc.">Elizabeth Arden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ede_%26_Ravenscroft" title="Ede & Ravenscroft">Ede & Ravenscroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnum_%26_Mason" title="Fortnum & Mason">Fortnum & Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schwartz_(brand)" title="Schwartz (brand)">Schwartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smythson" title="Smythson">Frank Smythson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GSK_plc" title="GSK plc">GSK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gieves_%26_Hawkes" title="Gieves & Hawkes">Gieves & Hawkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Brothers" title="Hardy Brothers">Hardy Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatchards" title="Hatchards">Hatchards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HP_Bulmer" class="mw-redirect" title="HP Bulmer">HP Bulmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinz" title="Heinz">Heinz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Poole_%26_Co" title="Henry Poole & Co">Henry Poole & Co</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Purdey_%26_Sons" title="James Purdey & Sons">James Purdey & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Cars" title="Jaguar Cars">Jaguar Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lewis_%26_Partners" title="John Lewis & Partners">John Lewis & Partners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lobb_Bootmaker" title="John Lobb Bootmaker">John Lobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellogg%27s" title="Kellogg's">Kellogg's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Rover" title="Land Rover">Land Rover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Roederer" title="Louis Roederer">Louis Roederer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mappin_%26_Webb" title="Mappin & Webb">Mappin & Webb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martini_%26_Rossi" title="Martini & Rossi">Martini & Rossi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McIlhenny_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="McIlhenny Company">McIlhenny Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McVitie%27s" title="McVitie's">McVitie's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minky" title="Minky">Minky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molton_Brown" title="Molton Brown">Molton Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mo%C3%ABt_%26_Chandon" title="Moët & Chandon">Moët & Chandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9" title="Nestlé">Nestlé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Pen_Company" title="Parker Pen Company">Parker Pen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persil" title="Persil">Persil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble" title="Procter & Gamble">Procter & Gamble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richer_Sounds" title="Richer Sounds">Richer Sounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberts_Radio" title="Roberts Radio">Roberts Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson%27s" title="Robertson's">Robertson's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinsons_(drink)" title="Robinsons (drink)">Robinsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryvita" title="Ryvita">Ryvita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schweppes" title="Schweppes">Schweppes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Sugar" title="British Sugar">Silverspoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spode" title="Spode">Spode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinway_%26_Sons" title="Steinway & Sons">Steinway & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanqueray" title="Tanqueray">Tanqueray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tate_%26_Lyle" title="Tate & Lyle">Tate & Lyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twinings" title="Twinings">Twinings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Biscuits" title="United Biscuits">United Biscuits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vauxhall_Motors" title="Vauxhall Motors">Vauxhall Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veuve_Clicquot" title="Veuve Clicquot">Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waitrose" title="Waitrose">Waitrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weetabix_Limited" title="Weetabix Limited">Weetabix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkin_%26_Sons" title="Wilkin & Sons">Wilkin & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Drake_(organ_builder)" title="William Drake (organ builder)">William Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolsey_(clothing)" title="Wolsey (clothing)">Wolsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Medal_Service" title="Worcestershire Medal Service">Worcestershire Medal Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left">By Appointment to <br /> <a href="/wiki/Charles_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles III of the United Kingdom">Prince Charles</a><br /><i>(Prior to becoming king in 2022)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ainsworths" title="Ainsworths">Ainsworths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savile_Row_tailoring" title="Savile Row tailoring">Anderson and Sheppard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin" title="Aston Martin">Aston Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autoglym" title="Autoglym">Autoglym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbour_(company)" title="Barbour (company)">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bentley" title="Bentley">Bentley Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burberry" title="Burberry">Burberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crabtree_%26_Evelyn" title="Crabtree & Evelyn">Crabtree & Evelyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAKS" title="DAKS">DAKS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ede_%26_Ravenscroft" title="Ede & Ravenscroft">Ede & Ravenscroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smythson" title="Smythson">Frank Smythson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gieves_%26_Hawkes" title="Gieves & Hawkes">Gieves & Hawkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatchards" title="Hatchards">Hatchards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holland_%26_Holland" title="Holland & Holland">Holland & Holland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Cars" title="Jaguar Cars">Jaguar Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Purdey_%26_Sons" title="James Purdey & Sons">James Purdey & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lobb_Bootmaker" title="John Lobb Bootmaker">John Lobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Rover" title="Land Rover">Land Rover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laphroaig_distillery" title="Laphroaig distillery">Laphroaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linn_Products" title="Linn Products">Linn Products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minky" title="Minky">Minky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Pen_Company" title="Parker Pen Company">Parker Pen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penhaligon%27s" title="Penhaligon's">Penhaligon's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jones_(department_store)" title="Peter Jones (department store)">Peter Jones</a></li> <li><a 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Duke of Edinburgh">HRH The Duke of Edinburgh</a><br /><i>(Deceased April 2021)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbour_(company)" title="Barbour (company)">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boots_Opticians" title="Boots Opticians">Boots Opticians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAKS" title="DAKS">DAKS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ede_%26_Ravenscroft" title="Ede & Ravenscroft">Ede & Ravenscroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smythson" title="Smythson">Frank Smythson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gieves_%26_Hawkes" title="Gieves & Hawkes">Gieves & Hawkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatchards" title="Hatchards">Hatchards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holland_%26_Holland" title="Holland & Holland">Holland & Holland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Purdey_%26_Sons" title="James Purdey & Sons">James Purdey & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lobb_Bootmaker" title="John Lobb Bootmaker">John Lobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Rover" title="Land Rover">Land Rover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyle_%26_Scott" title="Lyle & Scott">Lyle & Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penhaligon%27s" title="Penhaligon's">Penhaligon's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truefitt_%26_Hill" title="Truefitt & Hill">Truefitt & Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a 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