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Williams, H. (2026, October 5). BT agrees rescue deal to save TalkTalk from administration. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-lisa-nandy-secretary-of-state-allison-kirkby-b1299518.html
Williams, Holly. “BT agrees rescue deal to save TalkTalk from administration.” Evening Standard, 5 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-lisa-nandy-secretary-of-state-allison-kirkby-b1299518.html.
Williams, Holly. “BT agrees rescue deal to save TalkTalk from administration.” Evening Standard, October 5, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/government-lisa-nandy-secretary-of-state-allison-kirkby-b1299518.html.
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BT Group agreed to buy TalkTalk's consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration in a deal costing around £400 million. The move protects services for TalkTalk's 2.5 million customers, including critical infrastructure providers like hospitals and schools, from disruption. All 900 employees at TalkTalk’s consumer and broadband business will transfer to BT under the deal administered by Alvarez & Marsal Europe. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened using Enterprise Act powers due to concerns over public health and national security threats if services were disrupted. The Competition and Markets Authority must review any competition concerns raised by this acquisition before it can proceed, with a deadline of October 19 for their report.
