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Nadeem
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 Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:27 am Post subject: BT-A - British Telecom - Discussion Thread |
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| Discuss news and views on British Telecom here. |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| BT seems to be lagging the market, looks cheap, is it a good time to buy ? |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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It pays a good dividend though  |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| is it really possible that BT could be taken over ? I.e. all the talk about a £20 billion bid for BT ! |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| Shot up todat to £2.33 !! There is definetly bid fever in the market, though I would have thought BT is not particularly attractive ? |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I own some BT shares that I bought several years ago, for a lot more than they are at now.. do you think I should sell now or wait for a bid ?
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: Pensions deficit |
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Hmm article in the guardian thta says that the tax payer under writes much of the pensions deficit 
BT admitted yesterday that a "significant proportion" of its near-£5bn pension liabilities are underwritten by the taxpayer, although it refused to give details.
The disclosure could heighten the interest of private equity firms who have been deterred from making a move on BT by the size of its pensions black hole.
BT said it was "no secret" that it has a crown guarantee for part of the pension liabilities of its defined benefit scheme, which closed to new members on April 1 2001. It said the guarantee covered liabilities in relation to pensioners and members of the scheme at privatisation in 1984. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:41 am Post subject: |
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WOW ! BT Buys Dabs.com !!!
Heres a copy of their press release -
BT Group PLC
28 April 2006
DC06-203 April 28, 2006
BT BUYS DABS.COM
Purchase of leading internet retailer will boost online sales and service
BT announced today it has acquired dabs.com plc, one of the UK's leading
internet retailers of IT and technology products.
The move is part of BT's strategy to strengthen its online sales and service
capabilities, particularly for small and medium-sized business and consumer
products.
To complement Dabs' broad base of IT and technology products, BT will offer its
full range of products and support services online - enhancing its position as a
leading retailer of converged IT and communications products and services.
Established in 1990 and employing more than 200 people, dabs.com processes about
75,000 customer orders each month and offers more than 15,000 products from
leading IT manufacturers.
Bolton based Dabs has around a million consumer and business customers across
the UK, as well as a small operation in France. In the year ended March 31,
2005, the company's revenues were £180 million with gross assets valued at
£42million.
Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT Retail, said: 'Dabs is a dotcom success
story and one of the best companies in its field.
'dabs.com's outstanding expertise will boost BT's online power to sell
innovative, value for money, communication and converged IT products and offer
great service to a wide range of customers.
'This purchase strengthens our online IT and digital products sales and service
presence for small and medium-sized businesses as well as for consumer
customers.'
Jonathan Wall, marketing director at dabs.com, said: 'This is a very exciting
time. We are delighted with this development and we're confident that this will
prove to be rewarding to both our business partners and our customers.
'The combination of our expertise in online retailing together with BT's brand
and product and service heritage offers tremendous opportunities.'
The dabs.com business now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.
Inquiries about this news release should be made to the BT Group Newsroom on its
24-hour number: 020 7356 5369. From outside the UK, dial +44 20 7356 5369
All BT Group news releases can be accessed at our web site: www.bt.com/newscentre
Notes to editors
About Dabs
dabs.com is one of the UK's most successful online IT retailers, with
significant growth over the last five years; it represents an exclusive
collective of online businesses that are both proven and profitable.
Growing from its roots 18 years ago as the traditional mail order reseller Dabs
Direct, the Dabs business model has evolved significantly during recent years in
line with a drive to enhance the customer's online buying experience through the
exploitation of advancements in digital technology. The dabs.com web site offers
around 15,000 products to its more than one million registered online customers
across the UK.
Dabs has won many high profile awards for both its online retailing and business
performance including Best Online Retailer in the 2005 What Laptop Awards.
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and
services operating in more than 160 Countries. Its principal activities include
networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications
services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT
consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach,
BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended March 31, 2005, BT Group's revenue was £18,623 million with
profit before taxation of £2,354 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and
encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is
listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt |
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: |
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BT's IAS19 accounting deficit in relation to the BTPS at 31 March 2005 was
£4.7bn (£3.3bn net of tax) and is estimated to have fallen to about £2.5bn
(£1.8bn net of tax) as at 31 March 2006."
All well and good but i suppose much of this valuation is on the back of investments by HERMES in Oils and mining stocks which in any accounts are surely at record highs.Would a fund this large sell and move into lower valued stocks rather than oils and mining to hold onto gains ? Or would it just hold its weighting in these sectors regardless ?Therefore Fund valuation could well fall again after any market correction.(well overdue in my book) |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Wow BT touched £2.50 today !!!!
Is this the fight back to the highs of old ?
Yield is good ! Though I'd be looking to take profits, could easily slip back below £2.20 ! |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Wade wrote: | Wow BT touched £2.50 today !!!!
Is this the fight back to the highs of old ?
Yield is good ! Though I'd be looking to take profits, could easily slip back below £2.20 ! |
Yes the run up to £2.50 has been amazing ! I will definetly buy on a break below £2.20 |
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Wade
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I looked at the charts, and if a sell off occurs , BT could go as low as £2.13 ! Which would be a good buying op. |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| Wade wrote: | | I looked at the charts, and if a sell off occurs , BT could go as low as £2.13 ! Which would be a good buying op. |
£2.60 ! Something is definetly a foot here, a bid ? or are all the high yeilding stocks being bid up ? |
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Wade
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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This is interesting comment on the impeding broadband wars !
.....Ergo, the evolution of BT with the deployment of the 21CN in the next couple of years will turn the economics of last mile on its' head.
In my opinion, the broadband wars have only just started and we are in the initial phase where the battlefield is being shaped and currently we are in a WWI trench warfare battle; BT are probably hoping on deploying a WWII 21CN nuclear device forcing the opposition to surrender; and maybe Vodafone is sat on the sidelines committing minimal resources hoping to win the peace with a Marshall-esque plan which will convert the BT 21CN into something more red, rock solid and restless.
Then again, perhaps everyone is firing random bullets in a darkened room...
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