BT Group plc
News and overview for BT Group plc
BT Group cut to neutral at J.P. Morgan - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 10 hours 26 minutes ago
BT Group cut to neutral at J.P. Morgan
BT Group shares shine in mildly lower FTSE 100 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 10 hours 55 minutes ago
Earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization rose 2% to 1.44 billion pounds, beating a 1.37 billion pound analyst consensus forecast.
BT lifts revenue outlook, reports 13% profit rise - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 11 hours 33 minutes ago
The group said it cut costs by 900 million pounds ($1.49 billion) in the first six months of the year and that it's now targeting at least 1.5 billion pounds of cost reductions for fiscal 2010, compared to the previous target of "well over" 1 billion pounds.
BT lifts revenue guidance as profit rises 13% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 12 hours 24 minutes ago
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BT and Polycom Announce New Partnership to Accelerate Growth of Unified Conferencing Solutions Worldwide [Press Release]
MarketWire | 3 days 1 hour 30 minutes ago
LONDON and PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/18/09 -- BT Group, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, and Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communication solutions, announced today a new three-year agreement designed to accelerate the growth of unified conferencing solutions within enterprises and public sector organizations around the world.
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MarketWatch | 9 days 7 hours 7 minutes ago
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European shares hold around three-week highs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 11 hours 33 minutes ago
The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index /quotes/comstock/22c!sxxp (ST:SXXP 245.97, -0.23, -0.09%) traded up 0.1% at 246.52, building on small gains made Wednesday.
BT Conferencing and Onstream Media Announce Global Reseller Agreement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 26 days 3 hours 30 minutes ago
...BT Conferencing, a division of BT Group plc, one of the world's leading providers...is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in...
Updates, advisories and surprises - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 12 hours 24 minutes ago
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Wall Street Journal, The | 44 days 2 hours 36 minutes ago
U.S. stocks were up Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 80 points to 9805. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 9.8 points to 1067 and the Nasdaq Composite increased 21 points to 2131. Among the companies whose shares are actively trading in the session are Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ) and Alcoa Inc. (AA). Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch ($34.59, +$1.93, +5.91%) posted an 18% same-store sales drop for September, beating analysts' estimate...
WeatherBug Joins Forces with Northern Ireland Electricity, BT and UTV [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 12 hours 30 minutes ago
WeatherBug®, providers of the largest private weather network in the world, has announced a partnership with Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), BT and UTV New Media. The joint investment will result in the creation of a sophisticated weather station network (often referred to as a mesonet) in Northern Ireland. The weather stations, integrated into the WeatherBug worldwide weather network, will provide real-time weather information to NIE to assist in planning and preparation for severe weath...
London lackluster; telecoms and miners contrast - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 11 hours 48 minutes ago
The food sector grabbed attention early, with shares of supermarket-operator Tesco /quotes/comstock/23s!a:tsco (UK:TSCO 392.00, +8.50, +2.22%) up 2.2% at 392 pence.
US HOT STOCKS: Abercrombie & Fitch, Liz Claiborne, Alcoa
Wall Street Journal, The | 44 days 4 hours 21 minutes ago
U.S. stocks were up Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 93 points to 9818. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 11 points to 1069 and the Nasdaq Composite increased 25 points to 2135. Among the companies whose shares are actively trading in the session are Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ) and Alcoa Inc. (AA). Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch ($34.99, +$2.33, +7.13%) posted an 18% same-store sales drop for September, beating analysts' estimates...
BT Rated 'Global Leader of Global Leaders' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 52 days 8 hours 26 minutes ago
...Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York...
ELX Futures Joins the BT Financial Services Shared Market Infrastructure [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 46 days 7 hours 55 minutes ago
...Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York...
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Company Overview
| Company: | BT Group plc |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Fixed-line Voice Services Providers |
| Website: | http://www.btplc.com |
Once upon a time, BT Group's rivals could have fit into one of the company's signature red phone booths. Though competition has taken a toll, BT Group still wears the crown as the UK's top telecommunications carrier with about 15 million customers. BT Group offers local and long-distance phone service and provides Internet access and other data and IT services. Major corporate clients are served by its BT Global Services division (which also accounts for most international business), while its Retail division oversees consumer services. Its BT Wholesale and Openreach divisions address the broadband and local network needs of other carriers. BT Group operates primarily in the UK, but its empire spans 170 countries.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 30,393.1 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -27.4 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -115.1 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 107,021 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -4.3 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | March |