Bt Share Discussion Threads

[minerve] 17/5/2018 22:29

"What is the life expectancy of a ex Bt worker"

Is it too high for you? 😂

Well, maybe some of the posters on here can do something about that! 🚬⚰A039;

ROFLMAO!

[pete123456] 17/5/2018 22:20

It seems to me that the Bt pension fund closed it doors to new entrance in 2001
Some must die at sum stage .or a Bt employee live far more then expect value then
What is the life expectancy of a ex Bt worker

[codhead1] 17/5/2018 20:30

It sounds like hmg are stumping up their part of the state pension whereas BT are being expected to stump up their part of the BTPS. Yes sounds all a bit legal jargon. Best look out for the artic lorry heading your way.
Whatever happens we all hope you benefit both pension wise and more importantly share price wise.

[epo001] 17/5/2018 19:45

codhead, The letter is a bit opaque, no doubt written by a lawyer. My understanding is that my pension (I am one of those affected) is unchanged, the argument being whether HMG or BT pay the GMP rise element, I don't know why just BT, I can only assume they are suggesting that some of these pensioners (not me!) were at one time state employees and so BT inherited this liability after the fact of privatization. The lawyers have been asked for the court documents, I'm scared of a van full of boxes turning up.

[kmann] 17/5/2018 19:07

aft 2 days of consolidation, just broken the one hour down trend on the chart from 3 weeks ago. Break 211, and 222 next week imo.

[codhead1] 17/5/2018 19:06

epo001 re post 28543.
Not that I am personally affected here but it seems if you received that letter then you come into that category. If BT lose then you should see better increases in your state and BT pension than would have been if BT win this case. It seems prior to 2016 pensioners would have received similar and the government I assume are trying to correct the wrong they did by stopping that element of rises from 2016.The galling bit for BT here is should any of the pensions concerned add up to more than the minimum amount then tax will be paid so the rise will probably go from BTPS coffers via the pensioner back into the government coffers. A win win for hmrc. Not for BT.
Sorry if I may have come to the wrong conclusion but maybe someone more in the know can make it clearer.

[ianood] 17/5/2018 18:43

Hamhamham1 - thanks for the 5G articles, well worth reading and very positive for the future. You obviously have a good knowledge of the subject unlike a some o f the pseudo intelects who frequent this board! Please keep them coming.

[montyhedge] 17/5/2018 18:02

They will, Ofcom will welcome it Deutsche Telekom very strong company. Takeover or merger.http://www.capacitymedia.com/Article/3790075/Deutsche-Telekom-CEO-says-BT-attractive-a-year-before-embargo-on-bid-expires

[chiefbrody] 17/5/2018 17:36

Cannot see a national behemoth such as BT being allowed to fall into foreign hands Monty. Merger maybe. Takeover, no chance. I'd rather BT recover to 3,4,500p on its own, given time.

[ekuuleus] 17/5/2018 17:26

seems very unlikely mh unless Deutsche Telecom are ran by Ratner (we sell s* for 99% GP) or Brown (buy our gold cheap).

The one thing a company that is considering a bid is never going to to is to announce it prior to making the bid. In fact, that is such a big no no It would probably get you in prison for market manipulation.

Which gives a clue to the higher selling volume over the last few days. That may also indicate some more closet contents to come.

[montyhedge] 17/5/2018 16:59

Problem is just as they launch 5G Deutsche Telecom are aloud to bid for BT in 7 month. Taken out at 325p I reckon.

[montyhedge] 17/5/2018 16:57

Problem is just as they launch 5G Deutsche Telecom are aloud to bid for BT in 7 month. Taken out at 325p I reckon.

[berny3] 17/5/2018 16:31

don't waste it on beer - bottle of fizz and fish and chip supper in the sunshine.

Enjoy and have fun

[alphorn] 17/5/2018 16:09

Berny - a meal for little risk is fine, £200 and £300 pay a few beers for doing nothing.

Once the calls expire next month I may open a few puts at the current level. The premium is a discount on the cost price if the option is called. But I am sure that you know that. (My writing range is usually out 6mths fwiw).

[hamhamham1] 17/5/2018 15:41

last 5G post today... honest ;).......

BT and EE could be the first companies in the UK and Europe to have a live 5G network, as they might launch one as soon as next year.

Gavin Patterson, CEO, BT, told analysts that the company would launch 5G services within 18 months at a strategy and earnings presentation last week. That would mean a launch by late 2019, ahead of the dates for commercial launches set by European operators including Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom, who have publicly committed to launching their 5G services in 2020.

BT’s launch next year would also be ahead of the UK government’s projected commercial roll-out for 5G in the UK, which also aims for 2020, but it should not come as a complete surprise to those who’ve been paying attention.

In March, BT and Huawei announced they would deepen their collaboration, with an agreement to conduct live trials of 5G New Radio (where the standards are finalised) and the joint development of core 5G network technology and customer premises equipment. Many analysts see Huawei’s 5G technology as the most advanced on the market.

Previously, in February at Mobile World Congress, Marc Allera, Chief Executive Officer of EE, BT’s biggest mobile business unit, said 5G would arrive within 18 months – and he is well-placed to comment. EE has the UK’s widest 4G coverage as well as the most spectrum suited to 5G.

Every advantage
EE maintained its lead after the 5G spectrum auction at the beginning of April, when it picked up 40MHz of 3.4GHz spectrum, adding to its existing 255Mhz for a total of 295MHz of spectrum. So in other words BT is well positioned and prepared for a rapid 5G roll out.

It also has the advantage of having the most extensive fixed network in the UK, which will provide backhaul for 5G traffic – that is moving traffic off the radio network onto the fibre optic infrastructure. BT has said it will invest £3.7 billion in capital expenditure this fiscal year, up from £3.5 billion in the last one, as it boosts its fixed and mobile infrastructure.

So it looks like we could see a repeat of the 4G launch, with EE (and this time BT backing it) out ahead of the pack. On the other hand, rival networks may not want to let that happen, so don’t be surprised if BT and EE aren’t the only companies with live 5G networks in 2019.

And it’s consumers who should initially benefit from all this spectrum and a speedy 5G launch, as although 5G holds great promise to businesses because it will be able to support innovative new business and operational models, BT has said that in the first instance, it will focus on improving mobile broadband.

[iceman82] 17/5/2018 15:36

price is holding nicely .... i might accidentally catch the bottom by buying at 2.02 on wednesday:)

[berny3] 17/5/2018 15:35

Which I think is bullish.

Very little money in writing Puts at £2 (which is good)

Not sure how many you have written at £2.60 but I would imagine you will be able to buy a beer with the proceeds on Friday.

Not so sure if you have to wait until September.

[alphorn] 17/5/2018 14:23

Berny - thx. So skewed to pretty high strikes and to September.

I would have thought that writing puts at a 200p strike may be attractive?


edit: my open naked calls are at 260p strike actually. Look pretty safe!!!

[kmann] 17/5/2018 14:09

94% of IG client accounts with open positions in this market expect the price to rise

Up from yesterday!!!

[1corrado] 17/5/2018 14:07

the answer is NO.

[smurfy2001] 17/5/2018 13:56

Will it go below 200p that is the question.

[the_boy_plunger] 17/5/2018 13:47

slightly off pivot low....ideally break 2.15 for starts
appears likely lower?!

furthermore, matey with mm read this bb.......they dont need to, just share price reflects pain of investors (ie financial loss)? and the inside mob who drove n sold the top, likely had shorts on to.......

fire the management.....

[pacemaker1000] 17/5/2018 13:38

Brexit will make it a lot cheaper too when the pound crashes even more!

[hamhamham1] 17/5/2018 13:37

I think the new EE 5G network will obviously need very wide bandwidth for the backhaul connectivity from the edge cells back to the core network. This is where BT fits nicely.

When the EE 5G cells are connected via some BT chunky uplinks to BTs large bandwidth core infrastructure and all gets switched via e.g MPLS then this shows the real value in the marriage of EE and BT, which will hopefully prove a dominant winner.

IMO the bandwidth of the BT backhaul network will prove vital as there is no point having a super fast EE edge network but a slow core network.