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BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs
UK NewsBusinessTechnology•October 5, 2026 at 9:14 AMNational

BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs

By Lauren Almeida•The Guardian - UK News

UK’s fourth-biggest broadband firm, which has 1.5m customers, has been seeking a buyer for several yearsBusiness live – latest updatesBT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that will save 900 jobs.The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications (PXC) on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m. Continue reading...

UK’s fourth-biggest broadband firm, which has 1.5m customers, has been seeking a buyer for several years

BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that will save 900 jobs.

The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications (PXC) on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m.

Continue reading...