BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
The administrator, Alvarez & Marsal, said it also provided certainty for TalkTalk's 900 staff.However, Virgin Media called the deal a "stitch up" which allows BT to "tighten its grip" over the market. DCMS has given the CMA until 19 October to deliver its verdict.Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said: "Phone and broadband services are vital national infrastructure. "If TalkTalk services fail, there is a genuine risk to life and public services – including to hospitals, schools and emergency care.
- ▪The administrator, Alvarez & Marsal, said it also provided certainty for TalkTalk's 900 staff.However, Virgin Media called the deal a "stitch up" which allows BT to "tighten its grip" over the market.
- ▪DCMS has given the CMA until 19 October to deliver its verdict.Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said: "Phone and broadband services are vital national infrastructure.
- ▪"If TalkTalk services fail, there is a genuine risk to life and public services – including to hospitals, schools and emergency care.
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- ▪ BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs — The Guardian — World
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BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk Image source, Getty ImagesByMitchell LabiakBusiness reporterPublished5 October 2026, 07:37 BSTUpdated 38 minutes agoThe UK's biggest broadband provider, BT, has agreed to buy rival operator TalkTalk to save the company from collapse.The takeover would end of months of speculation over the future of TalkTalk and mean services for its millions of customers will continue as normal.BT chief executive Alison Kirkby said it provided "a safety net" for those who rely on TalkTalk. The administrator, Alvarez & Marsal, said it also provided certainty for TalkTalk's 900 staff.However, Virgin Media called the deal a "stitch up" which allows BT to "tighten its grip" over the market.
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