BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk

[Sirius]

BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvze4g06526ro

Rumours that TalkTalk was nearing the end of its run have circulated in the industry for some time, and BT’s newly proposed acquisition has now confirmed it. This move significantly strengthens BT's already dominant position in the UK broadband market.

[Carth]

Just another example of the financial shortcomings regarding private equity

[Jaymoss]

Seeing as BT own Openreach and TalkTalks network is mostly Openreach the only thing BT actually gains is an on paper business and access to customers on altnets which I guess is a big plus for them

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Seeing as BT own Openreach and TalkTalks network is mostly Openreach the only thing BT actually gains is an on paper business and access to customers on altnets which I guess is a big plus for them

TalkTalk routes a lot of there services through VM and Vodafone not just Openreach so expect some disruption as they move away for VM and Vodafone and just use the Openreach network.

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by Sirius

TalkTalk routes a lot of there services through VM and Vodafone not just Openreach so expect some disruption as they move away for VM and Vodafone and just use the Openreach network.

What do Vodafone own other than a 5G network? I did say they use altnets but I only knew they used Cityfibre and Hyperoptic.

My Voda BB is through Openreach my 5G BB through them indirectly using Lebara

At least their customers can be thankful Virgin didnt buy them.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Paul

At least their customers can be thankful Virgin didnt buy them.

Yes, imagine that! They'll be in safe hands with BT.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Sirius

TalkTalk routes a lot of there services through VM and Vodafone not just Openreach so expect some disruption as they move away for VM and Vodafone and just use the Openreach network.

Not according to BT.

www.bt.com/about/talktalk

[jem]

Originally Posted by pip08456

Not according to BT.

www.bt.com/about/talktalk

Probably not short term, everything will continue to work just as before. Inevitably though, BT will want to consolidate provision, reduce duplicates, and that maybe, maybe, will cause disruption. But that is for ‘future BT’ to deal with, not right now.

Longer term, I expect the ‘talktalk’ brand to vanish, and existing customers are moved to a BT platform. What that means for their email provision, who can tell. In theory nothing at all, as BT now presumably owns the various talktalk domain names and can maintain them albeit maybe move the physical email servers to ones they own.

However, no business purchases another business just to ‘keep things exactly as they are’. If TT was not profitable, but BT decided to purchase it, they must, absolutely must, have plans.