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BT Group

BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom), trading as BT, is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK, and also provides subscription television and IT services.

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Founded
18 June 1846; 180 years ago (1846-06-18) (foundation of the Electric Telegraph Company) 1 January 1912; 114 years ago (1912-01-01) (National Telephone Company system take-over u…
Industry
Telecommunications
Owner
Bharti Enterprises (24.5%) · Deutsche Telekom (12%) · Carlos Slim (3.2%)
Headquarters
One Braham, London, England
Area served
Worldwide (except Hull)
Divisions
BT Business · BT Consumer · BT Digital · BT Networks

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BT Group

Nodes298
Edges297
Triples133
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006711
Components1

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BT Group

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related to Sponsorships · 27
BT Group → August, BT, BT Murrayfield Stadium, BT Sport, BT's, Edinburgh Rugby, Glasgow Warriors, Heineken Cup, Internet Matters, July, May, Murrayfield Stadium, Official Communications Partner, On, RaboDirect Pro12, Ravenhill Stadium, Scotland, Scotland's, Scotstoun Stadium, Scottish Rugby Union
related to 2021 to present · 26
BT Group → Allison Kirkby, Altice, Altice's, BT, Carlos Slim, December, Drahi, Drahi's, EE, EE's, February, French, Hybrid Connect, In August, In February, In July, In June, May, Patrick Drahi's, Philip Jansen
related to Operations · 19
BT Group → Apart, British, British Telecommunications, BT, BT's, Electronic Communications, Hull, In, KCOM, KCOM Group, Kingston, Legislation, Ofcom, Oftel, Order, Reduced, This, UK, Universal Service
Products · 8
BT Group → Broadband internet, Digital television, Fibre-optic communication, Fixed-line telephony, Home security, IT and network services, Mobile telephony, Telecommunications equipment
related to External links · 7
BT Group → Archived, February, Group, Official, OpenCorporatesBT Archives Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineBT Archives
Subsidiaries · 5
BT Group → BT Ireland, BT Italia, EE, Openreach, Plusnet
Divisions · 4
BT Group → BT Business, BT Consumer, BT Digital, BT Networks
Key people · 3
BT Group → Adam Crozier (chairman), Allison Kirkby (Chief Executive), Simon Lowth (Group Finance Director)
Owner · 3
BT Group → Bharti Enterprises (24.5%), Carlos Slim (3.2%), Deutsche Telekom (12%)
Predecessor · 3
BT Group → Electric Telegraph Company, General Post Office, Post Office Telecommunications

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bt uk telecommunications company new network services british office post announced communications bt's telephone service also group telecom government public

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BT GroupArea servedWorldwide (except Hull)1.00infobox
BT GroupDivisionsBT Business1.00infobox
BT GroupDivisionsBT Consumer1.00infobox
BT GroupDivisionsBT Digital1.00infobox
BT GroupDivisionsBT Networks1.00infobox
BT GroupFormerlyBritish Telecom1.00infobox
BT GroupFounded18 June 1846; 180 years ago (1846-06-18) (foundation of the Electric Telegraph Company) 1 January 1912; 114 years ago (1912-01-01) (National Telephone Company system take-over u…1.00infobox
BT GroupHeadquartersOne Braham, London, England1.00infobox
BT GroupIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
BT GroupKey peopleAdam Crozier (chairman)1.00infobox
BT GroupKey peopleAllison Kirkby (Chief Executive)1.00infobox
BT GroupKey peopleSimon Lowth (Group Finance Director)1.00infobox
BT GroupNet income£1.077 billion (2026)1.00infobox
BT GroupNumber of employees100,000 (2026)1.00infobox
BT GroupOperating income£3.355 billion (2026)1.00infobox
BT GroupOwnerBharti Enterprises (24.5%)1.00infobox
BT GroupOwnerDeutsche Telekom (12%)1.00infobox
BT GroupOwnerCarlos Slim (3.2%)1.00infobox
BT GroupPredecessorElectric Telegraph Company1.00infobox
BT GroupPredecessorGeneral Post Office1.00infobox
BT GroupPredecessorPost Office Telecommunications1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsFixed-line telephony1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsMobile telephony1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsBroadband internet1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsFibre-optic communication1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsDigital television1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsIT and network services1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsHome security1.00infobox
BT GroupProductsTelecommunications equipment1.00infobox
BT GroupRevenue£19.646 billion (2026)1.00infobox

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