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RSS bt in newsIn brief: Barclaycard and BT team up
News Barclaycard has teamed up with BT to connect its customers to the Internet. Barclaycard users will be able to exchange 900 Profiles reward points - earned by spending £9,000 on a Barclaycard - for three hours Internet access per month for six... [28 Jul 1998]
In brief: Bell Atlantic and GTE close to merger
News GTE and Bell Atlantic - which last year bought fellow East Coast Bell operating company, Nynex, in a deal worth $25.6m - had been linked with a number of other telcos in recent months, including BT. Another potential telecoms mega-deal is in the... [28 Jul 1998]
In brief: BT continues Asian invasion
News BT's expansion in Asia continued today with confirmation that it has been granted a Type 1 licence by Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), meaning it is allowed to build and own its own infrastructure in the world's second... [28 Jul 1998]
In brief: BT buys into Malaysian reseller
News BT has bought a 33 per cent stake in a Malaysian telecoms equipment reseller for £250m. The reseller, Binariang, will become part of BT's Concert Group. It specialises in the GSM equipment market and now intends to use BT's technical and financial... [27 Jul 1998]
Observers back BT alliance with AT&T
News Analysts have welcomed the alliance between BT and AT&T announced on Sunday, saying it will provide international firms with a cost-effective one-stop shop for voice, data and Internet services. AT&T has proven itself to be difficult to work with... [27 Jul 1998]
BT and AT&T form £6.25bn global alliance
News BT's long search for an international partner may be over, following a multi-billion dollar deal with AT&T. BT chief executive Peter Bonfield will hold the post until 2000, when AT&T president John Zeglis will take up the reins. [27 Jul 1998]
EC clamps down on telecoms tariffs
News The UK report - due to be completed by December - primarily investigates the profits taken by BT as part of its interconnection rates. In a letter to European telecoms regulators, the EC has told to them clamp down on overcharging. [24 Jul 1998]
Corporate giants win domain name case
News Six companies, including BT and Virgin, brought the case against Richard Conway and Jules Nicholson, of One in a Million. The judge ruled yesterday that brands such as BT had become so well known they must be treated as trademarks. [24 Jul 1998]
Cable companies wary of Oftel decision
News In the UK, that includes BT and Hull's Kingston Communications. Cable operators are receiving Oftel's move towards carrier pre-selection (CPS) with some caution. The UK telecoms regulator is following an EU directive which calls for operators with... [24 Jul 1998]
Oftel eases way for long-distance carrier choice
News Oftel has called for the introduction of carrier pre-selection (CPS), the system which will allow phone users to bypass BT when making national and international calls. The telecoms watchdog released a consultative document on Monday, which will... [22 Jul 1998]
In brief: GEC to supply network equipment to BT
News GEC has won a three-year contract worth £400m to supply BT with equipment for its high-speed data network. GEC's Marconi Communications division will provide SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) transmission equipment for BT's core network. [22 Jul 1998]
BT offers digital certificates
News BT has become the first organisation to offer a digital certification service in the UK with its Trustwise service. Digital certification ensures that transactions over the Internet are secure, BT claims. [22 Jul 1998]
In brief: Video Networks gets high profile backing
News The fundraising aims to help the company forge an alliance with BT to deliver video-on-demand across the UK. The task of raising £50m for UK start-up Video Networks has been taken up by, amongst others, Lord Owen and Sir David Alliance. [20 Jul 1998]
MCI sells US Net business to C&W
News BT has still not reached that. MCI has sold its entire US Internet business to Cable & Wireless (C&W) for $1.75bn (£1.1bn), giving the UK-based telco 250,000 consumer customers and 60,000 business customers. [16 Jul 1998]
BT shareholders to vote on share buy-back
News BT shareholders will tomorrow vote on the company buying billions of pounds worth of its own shares. According to analysts, the vote sends a message to shareholders that if it doesn't find an attractive takeover target in the US, BT will hand back... [14 Jul 1998]
