Bt Share Discussion Threads

[arja] 27/11/2021 19:22

any reason why BT should suddenly take off as I have no time to study the fundamentals
and generally just trade with CFDs and TRY to stick to OAAT policy as it usually pays off handsomely .

[arees1969] 27/11/2021 18:10

Carefull, disagree with your buy and hold is dead strategy where BT is concerned you will miss the boat when this stock takes off!

[grupo guitarlumber] 27/11/2021 17:54

more fun to buy and sell than to just hold

as long as you manage to optimise income byway of divis and gains


alas not always possible though

monday, i cannot wait

[careful] 27/11/2021 14:49

It is tiring after building up a well balanced portfolio for months, then selling it all again.

In these markets where 40% falls have happened on 4 occasions since 1987, dumping the lot at the start was shown to be the right move.

Buy and hold is dead.

[wendsworth] 27/11/2021 14:33

Without doubt one of the best FTSE stocks to hold. Defensive qualities, undervalued, global sector consolidation, stake building, potential corporate action , paying a 5% dividend and having a forward looking CEO who makes things happen.What's not to like?

[stansmith3] 27/11/2021 14:09

one day is actually pretty good, when news first broke last year i sold everything, the mkt continued going up for three weeks, i bought back in and lost another 8%, before selling everything again..

[hades1] 27/11/2021 12:16

The one thing I don't understand is that the new virus was being reported on Wednesday 24th but markets only reacted on Friday? - I know Thursday was Thanksgiving but the US had Wed to react and the rest of the world had Thurs?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/scientists-warn-of-new-covid-variant-with-high-number-of-mutations

[hades1] 26/11/2021 22:36

Bounces also appear on Mondays.Let's see?NY will hold up but its more of a question about the UKs moronic leader/government.

[hades1] 26/11/2021 20:36

It was the uncrossing trade at end of day - absolutely irrelevant

[careful] 26/11/2021 19:42

Mondays reaction in the markets after the weekend press will be hard to judge.
Almost 4% today, quite a wipeout.

Big crashes often appear on a Monday.
Investors start to worry over the weekend, then bale out on the open.

Especially those who remember the crashes of 1987, 2003, 2008, 2020.
They were all 40% crashes and they came out of the blue.

[arees1969] 26/11/2021 19:37

Yes I can see a 12m buy trade at 4.35

[arees1969] 26/11/2021 19:02

Positive or negative

[dipa11] 26/11/2021 15:55

End of the day closing deal make a clear indication for Monday opening!

[gibbs1] 26/11/2021 14:39

Telecoms sector R&D spending jumps 4.5% to 9-year high, says ONS data

26 November, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Telecoms sector R&D spending jumps 4.5% to 9-year high, says ONS data

Annual research and development (R&D) spending in the telecoms sector has risen 4.5% to a nine-year high of just over £1 billion (€1.18 billion), according to ONS data released on Friday.

R&D spending across telecommunications businesses in the UK climbed £44 million (€52.15 million) to £1.02 billion (€1.21 billion) in 2020 having risen for three years in succession, analysis by R&D tax relief provider Catax shows.

However, the industry is unusual in that it hasn’t grown its R&D spending at all over the past decade. The amount the industry spends on R&D has shrunk £101m (€119.72m) or 8.9% since 2010 when it registered £1.13bn (€1.34 bn). It now makes up 3.8% of total UK R&D spending.

By comparison, across all sectors, UK R&D spending grew 3.5% last year to a record £26.9bn (€31.88bn). This was a rise of 67.9% since 2010.

The number of people employed by all UK businesses in R&D roles also reached a record high last year, climbing 6.8% to 283,000 full-time equivalents an 83.8% rise since 2010.

The UK Government has set a target to bring UK R&D spending up to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. It is currently running at 1.7% of GDP according to the latest ONS figures.

Mark Tighe, CEO of R&D tax relief specialists Catax, says, “The telecoms sector is an unusual outlier in R&D terms. It has not grown its innovation spending at all in the past decade, which is alarming even if it has outperformed in growth terms over the past year.

“Things have been improving since 2018, however, and with 5G infrastructure, gigabit and satellite broadband demanding so much attention, the stronger growth of the past few years should continue to push R&D spending to new highs.

“A significant portion of this spending will be earning those companies responsible millions of pounds in R&D tax credits which can be reinvested straight back into R&D,” Tighe concludes.

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[nige co] 26/11/2021 13:27

That's markets for you.

No worries holding BT, come 2025/26 once FTTP is built BT will become a cash cow if BT doesn't receive a takeover bid or bids before then. Happy to hold.

[cyan] 26/11/2021 10:10

It appears that the new COVID variant concerns are hitting the market all over.

One might have expected that telecom company's really ought to have been less impacted.

If further lockdowns are forced everyone will still need to communicate.

[netcurtains] 26/11/2021 09:09

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[dipa11] 26/11/2021 08:57

Black Friday deals

[extrovert] 26/11/2021 08:48

Money men playing their games.

[clive205] 26/11/2021 07:14

Can BT come good ?

Subscription required so can only see the headline;

[sarkasm] 25/11/2021 16:03

MIRROR


BT to end landline phones sparking fears for millions of vulnerable and elderly people

The traditional landline phone's days are numbered, with the future being a phone that requires an internet connection. But too many elderly households do not have web access, and the change is coming fast



ByCatherine Furze
Sam BarkerReporter

13:48, 25 Nov 2021



BT will replace traditional landline handsets as part of a huge digital changeover that experts say could hit the elderly hardest.

A new 'digital' phone will be favoured instead of a landline , which will force all homes online when the switchover happens in 2025.

The phone will be powered by electricity and will require an internet connection to make calls.

However, there are fears millions of elderly people who rely on traditional landline phones to communicate will be left isolated.

Pensioners groups have criticised the move by BT to force all homes online, ChronicleLive reports.

Jan Shortt, general secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, said: "If there is a power cut, this digital phone line will no longer work – and a potential lifeline for elderly people will be suddenly lost.

"Those needing to make an emergency call or raise an alarm via a health pendant could be left stranded – and unable to call anyone to ask for life-saving support."

Around six percent of households – roughly 1.5million homes – do not have access to the Internet, according to watchdog Ofcom.



Those homeowners may need an engineer to visit their to get them set up and those with older phones could need to buy a new handset.

But experts fear millions more do not have a mobile phone or do not know how to use one properly.

"BT has no idea that many older people do not want a fancy smartphone or cannot afford one – and rely on their landline as a lifeline. It is wrong to discriminate against those – primarily the elderly – who are not wired up to the internet," Shortt added.

BT's switchover, branded 'Digital Voice', began two years ago and has so far converted two million landlines.

But with an end-of-2025 deadline for switching 29million home landlines, there are fears that the new system's flaws will be increasingly exposed.
Pensioner left without TV or wifi after Virgin cut her off - then refused to fix it
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Under guidelines laid down by Ofcom, BT must ensure customers can contact emergency services in a power cut that lasts more than an hour.

But how this can be achieved if you lose access from an internet phone line or do not have a mobile phone – or signal – is not clear.

In addition, charity Age UK is fearful the changeover could attract criminals claiming to be involved in the switch.