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BT - Flaming June (Original Video)
BT - Flaming June (Original Video)
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  • Duration: 3:44
  • Published: 14 Aug 2009
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: adradot1000
a rare video of flaming june recorded in 1997
BT featuring JES - Every Other Way
BT featuring JES - Every Other Way
BT's latest single release "The Rose Of Jericho" continues to be incredibly successful and makes everyone very curious about his upcoming album. This new single, "Every Other Way", already turned out to be a favourite of many of his fans, simply because of its slow paced, almost singer song writer class. But with the heavenly vocals of JES, we wanted to extend the potential of the original some more. Finally you can lay your hands on not just the radio edit and album version, but also three stupendous, state of the art remixes. Armin van Buuren gave the track his trademark high energy trance treatment and delivered a perfect floor filler for the big rooms. Phunk Investigation stripped the original completely and comes up with a rough edged version, leaving the break almost untouched, perfect for the loud club nights, while the Whelan & Di Scala Remix focuses on a more pop drive version that may remind us a bit of the sound of the Killers, for instance. All in all a package with three super fat remixes for every professional DJ out there! More Info: www.myspace.com/btnetwork
BT - Somnambulist
BT - Somnambulist
Official video from BT's album Emotional Technology
Tiësto featuring BT - Break My Fall
Tiësto featuring BT - Break My Fall
Tiësto featuring BT - Break My Fall
BT - Suddenly (Official Music Video)
BT - Suddenly (Official Music Video)
Suddenly is the new music video from the Grammy®-nominated album These Hopeful Machines. Directed by Bobby Montero, this video featuring BT on vocals and Blake Lewis on drums, is the lead-in for an unprecidented video contest that will launch very soon. Suddenly was written and composed by BT and Christian Burns. Check out www.btmusic.com for more info about BT and the upcoming contest.
BT , Satellite
BT , Satellite
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  • Duration: 5:04
  • Published: 16 Feb 2008
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: menissy
BT SATELLITE one of the best chill out song
BT - Forget Me
BT - Forget Me
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  • Duration: 9:24
  • Published: 31 Jan 2010
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: biller24
Lyrics: I'll give to you if you give to me I always want to hear what's on your mind And from the other side, can you still answer me 'Cause we'll crave to be understood...yeah And what I want to say And what I need to hear And what I want to feel Is in those arms And I'll sing to you if you sing to me Because I long to hear what's on your heart...yeah Forget me I'm tired and wasted Hopeless and faded Listless and jaded Forget me I'm tired of waiting I'm still underrated I'm hopeful but jaded But just remember This is a beautiful mistake I really need you As our silence starts to break It's already a fire Created in all the walls we reached And I don't know what you want me to be But I don't want to be perfect anymore I'll share with you if you share with me I always want to hear what's on your mind And from the other side, can you still answer me? Because I live to speak what's on my heart...yeah Forget me I'm tired and wasted Listless and jaded Hopeless and faded Forget me I'm tired of waiting Still underrated But I'm finally awake Let us remember Life's such a beautiful mistake It's precious and fragile Sometimes more than we can take It's already a fire Created in all things men create And I don't know what you want from me But I don't want to be perfect anymore Let us remember Life's such a beautiful mistake It's precious and fragile Sometimes more than we can take It's stronger than fire Created in all the walls we reach Letting go of fault and blame 'Cause I don't <b>...</b>
BT - Rose of Jericho
BT - Rose of Jericho
BT's latest single Rose of Jericho from his upcoming album to be released on Black Hole Recordings.
angry ANGRY BT customer! Very Funny!
angry ANGRY BT customer! Very Funny!
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  • Duration: 1:18
  • Published: 24 Jun 2006
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: tim281080
This is a real recorded phone call made by a call centre agent to a fed up BT customer.
BT - 1.618
BT - 1.618
BT 1.618 from This Binary Universe.
godspeed bt
godspeed bt
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  • Duration: 5:20
  • Published: 26 Jan 2007
  • Uploaded: 01 Aug 2011
  • Author: nO1PlAyAr134
support me and my videos by going to polarizedmarketing.com Andclicking ONE in FOUR of the sites on the page that are in descending order underneath the sentence Online marketing and making money on the internet is as clear as mud, now we are clearing it for you sitemap to visit the site. need to contact us? here
BT - Dreaming
BT - Dreaming
~Credits BT - Dreaming (Lucid Mix) Quality : 320kbps Enjoy!
BT - The Emergency [Official Music Video]
BT - The Emergency [Official Music Video]
Distributed in the US by WMG. "The Emergency" by BT from These Hopeful Machines, available now. Download These Hopeful Machines on iTunes: bit.ly Download The Emergency on iTunes: bit.ly Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Website: btmusic.com "The Emergency" Lyrics Emergency has passed... I watch you in the candlelight My head is in your hands The neon lights have all gone down We make our future plans I wanted things to get better I was in pain I wanted you to be in my lifeline I wanted love to get better I'd wait in line For something I knew that I would get to keep Your "Ilove you" Your "I love you" Your "I love you" And I can feel it bleeding Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Today is the day That I love you Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Your "I love you" And I can feel it bleeding Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Today is the day That I love you The flashing lights have gone away Emergency has passed The future's right in front of me And I won't finish last Today is the day That I love you Today is the day That I love you Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Your "I love you" And I can feel it bleeding Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Today is the day That I love you Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Your "I love you" And I can feel it bleeding Your "I love you" Your "I love you" Today is the day That I love you Your I love you....... Emergency has past......
Tiesto feat. BT - Break My Fall
Tiesto feat. BT - Break My Fall
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  • Published: 02 Mar 2009
  • Uploaded: 03 Aug 2011
  • Author: kontor
Check your online store for Tiesto!
BT - Flaming June
BT - Flaming June
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  • Duration: 8:37
  • Published: 13 Jan 2010
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: DoktorGood
Original & Unmixed. I absolutely love this tune. Check out more trance and electro @ drgoodstracks.co.cc EVERYTHING IS PROPERTY OF WARNER BROS. RECORDS
BT - The Emergency (Radio Edit) [Audio]
BT - The Emergency (Radio Edit) [Audio]
Distributed in the US by WMG. "The Emergency (Radio Edit)" by BT from the album The Emergency, available now. Download on iTunes: bit.ly Get the physical CD on Amazon: amzn.to Links: www.facebook.com twitter.com "The Emergency (Radio Edit)" Lyrics: I watch you in the candlelight My hand is in your hands The neon lights have all gone down We make our future plans I wanted things to get better I was in pain I wanted you to be my lifeline I wanted love to get better I wait in line For something I knew that I would get to keepYou I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you The flashing lights have gone away Emergency has past The future's right in front of me And I won't finish last Today is the day That I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you... Emergency has past...
tiesto and bt love comes again
tiesto and bt love comes again
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  • Duration: 3:19
  • Published: 14 Aug 2006
  • Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
  • Author: thejoker2310
tiesto and bt
BT - The Antikythera Mechanism
BT - The Antikythera Mechanism
This is a music video for BT's The Antikythera Mechanism--it is NOT the official video, but rather a student project I completed from start to finish in about 3 days. I did not capture any of the video myself. (Director/Designer of "The Antikythera Mechanism" footage: Scott Pagano; Original Music by BT; Original Video: www.youtube.com
BT (Brian Transeau) -- Flaming June
BT (Brian Transeau) -- Flaming June
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  • Published: 03 Jan 2006
  • Uploaded: 16 Jul 2011
  • Author: janeway529
A music video of the song Flaming June by BT and Paul van Dyk. Disclaimer: I did not, will not, and am not making any profit from this video/song. I do not own it, I did not create it, nor am I affiliated with the creators in any way. I take no credit for their hard work. I just want to share this video with all the fans.
BT Knowledge of Self (www.charlienorth.com)
BT Knowledge of Self (www.charlienorth.com)
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  • Duration: 3:28
  • Published: 25 May 2006
  • Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
  • Author: Hamishonline
This video was made by Charlie North for the Dance Producer BT. It is being used as part of the 2007 European launch for BT's album 'Emotional Technology'. It was made using DV cameras, After FX, Premier and Photoshop. The dancer is real footage. For more information please go to: www.charlienorth.com
BT - The Emergency (Dave Audé Remix) [Audio]
BT - The Emergency (Dave Audé Remix) [Audio]
Distributed in the US by WMG. "The Emergency (Dave Audé Remix)" by BT from The Emergency available now. Download on iTunes: bit.ly Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com "The Emergency" Lyrics I watch you in the candlelight My hand is in your hands The neon lights have all gone down We make our future plans I wanted things to get better I was in pain I wanted you to be my lifeline I wanted love to get better I wait in line For something I knew that I would get to keepYou I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you The flashing lights have gone away Emergency has past The future's right in front of me And I won't finish last Today is the day That I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you You I love you You I love you And I can feel it bleeding You I love you You I love you Today is the day That I love you You I love you....... Emergency has past......
BT & Jan Johnston - Mercury & Solace
BT & Jan Johnston - Mercury & Solace
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  • Duration: 3:33
  • Published: 12 May 2007
  • Uploaded: 30 Jul 2011
  • Author: Burufunk
BT's 'Mercury and Solace' featuring Jan Johnston from his 'Movement In Still Life' Album. www.myspace.com Progressive vocal trance & breaks
Rough Weather Sailing - BT Global Challenge 2000
Rough Weather Sailing - BT Global Challenge 2000
Footage from the BT Global Challenge 2000/01 - round the world yacht race
a rare video of flaming june recorded in 1997...
BT - Flam­ing June (Orig­i­nal Video)
3:44
BT fea­tur­ing JES - Every Other Way
4:05
BT - Som­nam­bu­list
4:05
Tiësto fea­tur­ing BT - Break My Fall
7:20
BT - Sud­den­ly (Of­fi­cial Music Video)
4:00
BT , Satel­lite
5:04
BT - For­get Me
9:24
BT - Rose of Jeri­cho
4:53
angry ANGRY BT cus­tomer! Very Funny!
1:18
BT - 1.618
9:47
god­speed bt
5:20
BT - Dream­ing
4:40
BT - The Emer­gen­cy [Of­fi­cial Music Video]
3:45
Tiesto feat. BT - Break My Fall
3:36
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BT - The Emer­gen­cy (Radio Edit) [Audio]
3:45
tiesto and bt love comes again
3:19
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10:01
BT (Brian Transeau) -- Flam­ing June
3:44
BT Knowl­edge of Self (www.​charlienorth.​com)
3:28
BT - The Emer­gen­cy (Dave Audé Remix) [Audio]
8:39
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3:33
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BT Tower
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BT Tower
Mazda BT-50 A U.S. Air Force Vultee BT-13A (s/n 42-43130) in flight. The BT-13 served almost exclusively as the basic type for all aircrew's trained in the U.S. during World War II. BT Tower: Birmingham Bluetooth-Logo auf einer Maus (Dell BT/XPS M2010) – seitlich BT Tower BT building BT tower at full zoom from Queens Tower. Also available on Gallery. The BLS Bt EW III (former Swiss Express) A yellow Mazda BT-50 at the Manila Auto Show, World Trade Center, as seen in this April 3, 2009 photo. Telephone booth and a internet booth in London, United Kingdom. from BT Group plc (formerly known as British Telecommunications plc) The BT announced today that it had reached agreement with its three joint venture partners in Albacom to increase its ownership in the company to 100%. sa1 T-34 The Swiss Bt IC model in Zürich. The Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) has numerous driving trailers for almost all types of motive power. from left to right: Stefano Parisi, CEO Fastweb, Viviane Reding, Member of the EC in charge of Information Society and Media and Corrado Sciolla, CEO BT Italia from left to right: Viviane Reding, Member of the EC in charge of Information Society and Media, Stefano Parisi, CEO Fastweb and Corrado Sciolla, CEO BT Italia The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Shri Jairam Ramesh attending Public Consultations on Bt-Brinjal, at the Bose Institute, in Kolkata on January 13, 2010. Graffiti paintings on the Israeli West Bank barrier by Banksy near Qalandia - July 2005 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during the National Tourism Summit called Genetically Modified Corn; In an effort to reduce corn stem-borer infestations, corporate and public researchers partner to develop local [transgenic] Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn varieties suitable for Kenya. The crew of a Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft release oil dispersant over an oil discharge from the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, off the shore of Louisiana, May 5, 2010. The crew of a Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft release oil dispersant over an oil discharge from the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, off the shore of Louisiana, May 5, 2010. Highly modified DC-3, a BT-67 powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-65AR engines, formerly operated by the National Test Pilot School Diamondback moth 'Presence Videophone' developed by BT,UK, is a dial-up person-to-person videotelephone in a single integrated desktop unit and can also be simply connected to a PC to enable file transfers and other data applications or converted into a videoconferency systtem. 'Presence' is presented at Telecom '95,Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, Oct.5,1995 ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Airman Clay Yancey stands by an HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter manning a large fire extinguisher at Air Station Elizabeth City as the helicopter was preparing to depart for a medevac. U.S. Coast Guard photo bt Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Evanson. (162290) ( COAST GUARD PEOPLE (FOR RELEASE) ) The BT-9 (Beobachtungsturm-9), a 9 m (30 ft)-high observation tower introduced in the mid-1970s as a more stable replacement for the BT-11 A Basler BT-67 owned by Antarctic Logistics Center International and used for tourist flights in Antarctica, at the South Pole in December 2009 building london big ben tower BT construction BT plans to boost dividend buy back shares. ula1


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A woman enters a euro discount store in south Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Ireland's banks will be pruned down, merged or sold as part of a massive EU-IMF bailout, the government says as a shellshocked nation comes to grips with its failure to protect its financial institutions.
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01 Sep 2011
* IMF sees 200 bln euro capital shortfall at Europe banks -source * German bank association BdB says IMF comments inappropriate * French government sees French banks no cause for concern (adds comment...
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30 Aug 2011
* Fed considered bolder actions to combat weakness * Consumer confidence slumps to 2-yr low, home prices dip * Indexes up: Dow 0.2, S&P; 0.2 pct, Nasdaq 0.6 pct (Updates with FOMC minutes) By Ryan...
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* Greek bank merger, U.S. consumer spending lift mood * U.S. crude inventories likely up in week to Aug. 26 - poll * Eni signs Libya deal to restart oil, gas operations By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug...

  • The Examiner Several stars from "The X Factor" U.K. are nominees for the 2011 BT Digital Music Awards, but of all "The X Factor" alumni who are nominees, Matt Cardle (winner of "The X Factor" U.K. in 2010) got the most nominations for the show. Cardle has a total of three nominations: Best Male Artist, Best...
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  • BBC News Proposals to remove the large dish-shaped aerials from the BT Tower have been approved by Camden Council. BT said it was seeking to remove the aerials because they were redundant and in a bad state of repair. In a planning document submitted to Camden...
  • Deccan Herald Mumbai, August 30, PTI: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 --> The domestic biotech industry has crossed the US$4 billion-mark last fiscal, growing from around US$3 billion the previous fiscal, says an Ernst &...
  • London Evening Standard The dish-shaped aerials on the BT Tower are to be removed because of fears they are a danger to the public. A report on their condition said they posed "a significant health and safety risk" to people around the 620ft landmark. Bolts and brackets are missing or partially detached on some dishes...
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  • The Daily Mail Household phone bills are to rise by up to 5 per cent. BT, which provides phone lines to more than ten million homes, will raise prices on its most popular tariffs in December. It will be the third time the communications giant has upped its prices in the last 14 months. Expensive talk: BT will...
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    BT Group

    NameBT Group plc
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    TypePublic limited company()
    PredecessorElectric Telegraph Company Post Office Telecommunications
    FoundationCity of London, United Kingdom ()
    FounderWilliam CookeJohn Ricardo
    LocationBT CentreLondon, United Kingdom
    Area servedWorldwide
    Key peopleIan Livingston (Chief Executive) Michael Rake (Chairman)
    IndustryTelecommunications
    ProductsTelecommunications Broadband internet access Internet Protocol television
    Revenue£20,911 million (2010)
    Operating income£2,600 million (2010)
    Homepagebtplc.com
    Intlyes

    BT Group plc (, ) is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of telecoms services to corporate and government customers worldwide. Its BT Retail division is a leading supplier of telephony, broadband and subscription television services in the UK, with over 18 million customers.

    Its primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

    History

    BT is the world’s oldest telecommunications company. The company's origins date back to the establishment of the first telecommunications companies in the United Kingdom. Among them was the first commercial telegraph service, the Electric Telegraph Company, established in 1846. As these companies amalgamated and were taken over or collapsed, the remaining companies were transferred to state control under the Post Office. These companies were merged and rebranded as British Telecommunications.

    18781969: General Post Office

    From 1878, the telephone service in the United Kingdom was provided by private sector companies such as the National Telephone Company, and later by the General Post Office. In 1896, the National Telephone Company was taken over by the General Post Office. In 1912, it became the primary supplier of telecommunications services, after the Post Office took over the private sector telephone service in the UK, except for a few local authority services. Those services all folded within a few years, the sole exception being Kingston upon Hull, where the telephone department became present day KCOM Group.

    In October 2001, at a general meeting held in Birmingham, 4.297 billion British Telecommunications shares voted in favour of the demerger, and 0.67 million voted against. In , BT Cellnet demerged from BT and was relaunched on as O2.

    In February 2004, the company was subject to rumours of take-over bids from KPN, the Dutch telecommunications group though these never came to fruition. In 2005 rumours of KPN (and several other international network operators) bidding for the various branches of O2 persisted, though following the company's posting of better than expected results so soon after demerging some speculation shifted to O2 itself making bids for other businesses.

    In March 2005, the company underwent a corporate reorganization, that saw mmO2 plc being de-listed from the London Stock Exchange and acquired (via a share swap) by a new company, O2 plc, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange in its place. The summer of 2005 saw the company under threat of crippling strike action by Communication Workers Union members following disputes over pay and remuneration, though unrelated to earlier job losses as part of the reorganization. This was resolved without strikes taking place after several months of negotiations between the company and the trade union.

    20012003: dot.com crash and reorganisation

    Following the global stock market based dot com crash, the group undertook a major board restructuring and asset sale to address its debt pile. In May 2001, BT announced a three for ten rights issue to raise £5.9 billion – still the UK's largest ever rights issue – and the sale of Yell Group, the international directories and associated e-commerce business for £2.14 billion. Both activities were completed in June 2001. The group also sold its property portfolio to JV property company Telereal.

    20032004: Brand refresh

    In April 2003, BT unveiled its current corporate identity and brand values. Reflecting the aspirations of a technologically innovative future, the connected world is designed to embody BT’s five corporate values: trustworthy, helpful, inspiring, straightforward, heart.

    The Communications Act, 2003 which came into force on 25 July 2003 introduced a new industry regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), to replace the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel). It also introduced a new regulatory framework. The licensing regime was replaced by a general authorisation for companies to provide telecommunications services subject to general conditions of entitlement and, in some instances, specific conditions. Under a specific condition BT retained its universal service obligation (USO) for the UK, excluding the Hull area. The USO included connecting consumers to the fixed telephone network, schemes for consumers with special social needs, and the provision of call box services.

    In the summer of 2004, BT launched Consult 21, an industry consultation for BT’s 21st century network (21CN) programme. 21CN is a next generation network transformation, due for completion by end 2010. Using internet protocol technology, 21CN will replace the existing networks and communications from any device such as mobile phone, PC, PDA or home phone, to any other device.

    2005: Openreach

    Following the Telecommunications Strategic Review (TSR), in September 2005 BT signed legally binding Undertakings with Ofcom to help create a new regulatory framework for BT and the UK telecoms industry generally.

    Openreach provides provision and repair in the "last mile" of copper wire. Formed from 25,000 engineers previously employed by BT's Retail and Wholesale divisions. It is designed to ensure that other communications providers (CPs) have exactly the same operational conditions as parts of the BT group. Opened for business on 11 January 2006, it reports directly into the BT chief executive.

    2005: Global expansion

    In 2005, BT made a number of important acquisitions.

    In February 2005, BT acquired El Segundo, California-based telecoms giant Infonet (now re-branded BT Infonet), giving BT access to new geographies.

    It also acquired the second largest telecoms operator in the Italian business market, Albacom.

    In April 2005, it bought Radianz from Reuters (now rebranded as BT Radianz), which expanded BT's coverage, provided BT with more buying power in certain countries.

    2006present: Recent developments

    In August 2006 BT acquired online electrical retailer Dabs.com for £30.6 million. The BT Home Hub manufactured by Inventel was also launched in June 2006.

    In October 2006 BT confirmed that it would be investing 75% of its total capital spending, put at £10 billion over five years, in its new Internet Protocol (IP) based 21st century network (21CN). Annual savings of £1 billion per annum are expected when the transition to the new network is complete in 2010, with over 50% of its customers transferred by 2008. That month the first customers on to 21CN was successfully tested at Adastral Park in Suffolk.

    In January 2007, BT acquired Sheffield based ISP, PlusNet plc, adding an additional 200,000 customers. BT stated that PlusNet will continue to operate separately out of its Sheffield head-office.

    On 1 February 2007 BT announced agreed terms to acquire International Network Services Inc. (“INS”), an intrnational provider of IT consultancy and software. This increases BT presence in North America enhancing BT's consulting capabilities.

    On 20 February 2007 Sir Michael Rake, then chairman of accountancy firm KPMG International, would succeed Sir Christopher Bland, who stepped down in September of that year.

    On 20 April 2007 BT acquired Comsat International which provides network services to the South American corporate market.

    On 1 October 2007 BT purchased Chesterfield based Lynx Technology which has been around since 1973.

    BT acquired Wire One Communications in June 2008 and folded the company into BT Conferencing, its existing conferencing unit, as a new video business unit

    On 28 July 2008, BT acquired Ribbit, of Mountain View, California, "Silicon Valley's First Phone Company." Ribbit provides Adobe Flash/Flex APIs, allowing web developers to incorporate telephony features into their Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.

    On 1 April 2009 BT Engage IT is created from the unclean merger of two previous BT acquisitions Lynx Technology and Basilica. Apart from the name change not much else changes in operations for another 12 months.

    On 14 May 2009 BT said it was cutting up to 15,000 jobs in the coming year after it announced its results for the year to 31 March 2009.

    In July 2009 BT offered workers a long holiday for an up front sum of 25% of their annual wage or a one-off payment of £1000 if they agree to go part time.

    On 5 October 2009 Martin Balaam replaces Nick Gorringe as managing director of struggling division BT Engage IT.

    Operations

    British 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.

    BT runs the telephone exchanges, trunk network and local loop connections for the vast majority of British fixed-line telephones. Currently BT is responsible for approximately 28 million telephone lines in the UK. Apart from Kingston Communications, which serves Kingston upon Hull, BT is the only UK telecoms operator to have a Universal Service Obligation (USO) which means it must provide a fixed telephone line to any address in the UK. It is also obliged to provide public call boxes.

    BT's businesses are operated under special government regulation by the British telecoms regulator Ofcom (formerly Oftel). BT has been found to have Significant Market Power in some markets following Market Reviews by Ofcom. In these markets, BT is required to comply with additional obligations such as meeting reasonable requests to supply services and not to discriminate.

    As well as continuing to provide service in those traditional areas in which BT has an obligation to provide services or is closely regulated, BT has expanded into more profitable products and services where there is less regulation. These are principally, broadband internet service and bespoke solutions in telecommunications and information technology.

    BT Group is organised into the following business divisions:

  • BT Retail: Retail telecoms services to consumers
  • BT Wholesale: Wholesale telecoms core trunk network
  • Openreach: fenced-off wholesale division, tasked with ensuring that all rival operators have equality of access to BT's own local network
  • BT Global Services: Business services and solutions (formerly BT Ignite and BT Syntegra)
  • BT Exact / One IT: used to handle consultancy and internal IT. Now been replaced by BT Innovate and Design.
  • Group operations: handles security, research and development, and other functions for BT Group Plc such as legal services
  • From 1 July 2007 two additional divisions were put in place:-

  • BT Operate took responsibility from BT Wholesale for the roll-out and maintenance of the group's new IP based fixed-line network, known as 21st Century Network (21C).
  • BT Innovate and Design pulled together IT designers from BT Retail, BT Wholesale, BT Global Services and OneIT to design services on the 21C network.

    Corporation

    Headquarters

    Financial performance

    After a pay rise of over 40%, BT's chief financial officer, Hanif Lalani, became one of the very few UK financial directors whose annual remuneration exceeds £1 million. He became CEO of BT Global Services in October 2008 and was replaced as BT Group CFO by Tony Chanmugam on 1 December 2008.

    In recent years, the strategy of BT plc has been to reduce its dependence on traditional voice revenues and instead obtain an increasing portion of its turnover from so-called New Wave revenues. At the heart of this strategy is BT Global Services, which has won many significant contracts in the commercial and public sectors, in part through its portrayal as a "momentum story".

    Advertising

    Logos

    Marketing

    The Telecommunications Act 1984 set the framework for a competitive market for telecoms services by abolishing BT's exclusive right to provide services. In the early 1990s the market was opened up and a number of new national Public Telecommunications Operators (PTOs) were given licences. This ended the duopoly that had existed in the 1980s when only BT and Mercury were licensed to provide fixed line telecom networks in the UK.

    Pension fund

    BT has the largest defined benefit pension plan of any UK public company; as of 31 December 2009 the scheme had a deficit of £9 billion. However following a change in the regulations governing inflation index linking, the deficit was estimated at £5.2 billion in November 2010

    Environment

    In 2004, the BT Group signed the world's largest renewable energy deal with npower and British Gas, and now all of their exchanges, satellite networks and offices are powered by renewable energy. BT is a member of the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change. They signed a letter urging the government to do more to tackle this problem. Janet Blake, head of global corporate social responsibility (CSR) at BT, says that she would like to see incentives that find ways of rewarding those companies that focus on climate change by making investments in green business models.

    BT has made it clear that it has an ambitious plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Its strategy includes steps to reduce the company's carbon footprint as well as those of customers, suppliers and employees. BT has actually pledged to achieve an 80% reduction by the year 2016, which will require further efficiency improvements.

    Controversy

    World Wide Web hyperlink patent

    In 2001 BT discovered it owned a patent () which it believed gave it patent rights on the use of hyperlink technology on the World Wide Web. The corresponding UK patent had already expired, but the US patent was valid until 2006. Opponents of BT's claim held that the patent had never been valid, due to prior art by both Douglas Engelbart and Ted Nelson's Project Xanadu. Nevertheless on 11 February 2002, BT began a court case relating to its claims in a U.S. federal court against the Internet service provider Prodigy Communications Corporation. The U.S. court ruled on 22 August 2002 that the BT patent was not applicable to Web technology, and granted Prodigy's request for summary judgement. The issue of prior art was thus not addressed.

    Behavioural targeting

    In early 2008 it was announced that BT had entered into a contract (along with Virgin Media and Talk Talk) with the spyware company Phorm (responsible under their 121Media guise for the Apropos rootkit) to intercept and analyse their users' click-stream data and sell the anonymised aggregate information as part of Phorm's OIX advertising service. The practice, known as "behavioural targeting" and condemned by critics as "data pimping", came under intense fire from various internet communities and other interested-parties who believe that the interception of data without the consent of users and web site owners is illegal under UK law (RIPA). At a more fundamental level, many have argued that the ISPs and Phorm have no right to sell a commodity (a user's data, and the copyright content of web sites) to which they have no claim of ownership. In response to questions about Phorm and the interception of data by the Webwise system Sir Tim Berners-Lee, credited as the creator of the World Wide Web, indicated his disapproval of the concept and is quoted as saying that his data and web history:

    See also

  • UK telephone area codes (STD codes)
  • Other

  • BBC news story on BT's claimed 'web patent'
  • Patent case court judgement against BT
  • References

    External links

  • BT Group
  • BT.COM
  • BT Wholesale
  • Category:Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom Category:Internet service providers of the United Kingdom Category:Companies established in 1981 Category:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange Category:British Royal Warrant holders Category:Organisations based in the City of London

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