Telecommunications industry
BT staff vote for first national strike in 35 years
Landline and broadband customers told to expect disruption as engineers, call centre and shop staff back action
Mark Sweney
30, Jun, 2022 @4:49 PM
BT asks for more time as ban on Huawei equipment approaches
UK telecoms operator struggling to meet January 2023 deadline to remove all Chinese firm’s equipment from core network
Mark Sweney
29, Jun, 2022 @12:20 PM
UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers
Mobile and broadband firms make number of commitments amid cost of living crisis
Mark Sweney
27, Jun, 2022 @5:47 PM
UK security services must seek approval to access telecoms data, judges rule
Liberty hails decision that prior independent authorisation is needed for people’s communications data
Jamie Grierson
24, Jun, 2022 @3:02 PM
Three’s pay-as-you-go prices to rise by up to 250% for thousands of users
Above-inflation increases for calls, data and text messages will be blow to struggling customers
Zoe Wood
08, Jun, 2022 @2:09 PM
Why am I so sad about the loss of phone boxes when they are practically useless? | Emma Brockes
It’s a mark of how we don’t share any more, even if the idea of using a receiver someone else has just used now seems barbaric, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
02, Jun, 2022 @11:27 AM
Sunak’s design for the windfall tax is complex, but is it good? | Nils Pratley
Labour is right to crow as the chancellor’s hand is finally forced, but we need to see what materialises
Nils Pratley
26, May, 2022 @6:52 PM
Kwasi Kwarteng to review French billionaire’s BT stake over security concerns
Business secretary intervenes after biggest shareholder Patrick Drahi raised stake in UK telecom giant to 18%
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent and Kalyeena Makortoff
26, May, 2022 @2:31 PM
Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions
Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networks
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
19, May, 2022 @9:47 PM
Dear Mr Musk, stop bleating about Twitter bots and get on with it
The tycoon’s behaviour over the $44bn takeover is disgraceful – but it may prove effective too
Nils Pratley
17, May, 2022 @5:57 PM
UAE telecoms group confirms £3.3bn raid on Vodafone
State-controlled e&, formerly known as Etisalat, is now UK mobile phone company’s biggest shareholder
Sarah Butler
15, May, 2022 @3:16 PM
Looney’s tune on windfall taxes is unpersuasive | Nils Pratley
The BP chief executive calls the proposed levy ‘unpredictable’ but it is also thoroughly affordable
Nils Pratley
12, May, 2022 @6:04 PM
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