Bt Share Discussion Threads

[excell1] 13/12/2016 10:14

I may have agreed with you Essential when the share price was over £5.The share price is now £3.50 and unless Ofcom wishes to completely ruin the telecoms sector in the U.K. then a settlement will be forthcoming.

[essentialinvestor] 13/12/2016 10:10

chris, that is not the point though surely, it is a case of OR profitability
even if that access well above cost it is unlikely to be at current rates of return.

[christh] 13/12/2016 10:08

BT will never allow cheaper prices to other operators below cost!
The investment BT has made to its network, the Broadband, the EE aquisition, the development of 5G and other projects will always be in the forefront of technology.

What is annoying is ofcom dictating to BT how to run its businness.
Ofcom succumbs to the demands of SKY,VOD,Talk-Talk and other small operators.
Why don't they spend their own money to develop their own network?
Why does BT have to give them space/bandwith/access to its network?

BT has always had this strict ofcom regime impose but unable to do much
as there are politics behind it.
Perhaps BT should pursue that through the courts?

Maybe when the new chairman of OR will change the attitude of ofcom.

[essentialinvestor] 13/12/2016 10:07

M, yes fair assessment, may be a case of at what price is this allowed for,
however as there is a lack of detail perhaps impossible to quantify atm.

[minerve] 13/12/2016 10:04

Essential

I would be surprised if Woodford returned because the uncertainty that overhangs this share still remains in place. If anything, with Ofcom now setting its sights on line rental and what is happening at SKY, uncertainty has increased. I agree the share price prices in probably most of this. The risk of further capital loss is now much diminished and we may be riding along the inflection point as far as the share price is concerned.

My concern here is the potential costs of delivering content on its services in the long term. If Amazon, Netflix, Apple and 21st Century Fox start to move more into UK content delivery/services it could spell trouble for BT. Fox Sports channel is an extremely strong brand for sports coverage and has already UK Premier League rights in the US and other countries - I used to watch English Premiership poolside in the US. BT may have the best proposition at the moment but how long that will last is uncertain. It seems a shame that Ofcom are playing into the hands of BT's competitors by delivering uncertainty and delay stopping BT from maximizing return on its astute endeavours and allowing competitors some breathing space to catch-up.

[essentialinvestor] 13/12/2016 09:45

Cheaper access to OR for rivals is likely to mean lower cashflow
and less scope for future dividend increases.
This when the pension deficit has markedly increased, that is the bear case imv.

[excell1] 13/12/2016 09:40

Nearly diku.

[diku] 13/12/2016 09:38

You must have a 3% disclosure by now!...

[excell1] 13/12/2016 09:36

Well in for a few more.Happy to take the dividends and hold for next year.

[tonio] 13/12/2016 09:32

Isn't there some kind of ombudsman who could, metaphorically of course, bang the heads of BT and Ofcom together until a workable solution to the impasse is found- not on an EU timescale but like - NOW!

[essentialinvestor] 13/12/2016 09:24

M, wonder if Woodford may be tempted back in to BT.A near these levels?.

The current share price now allows for a lot - not holding any atm.

[minerve] 13/12/2016 09:12

Pierre

Where did you get that 82% figure from?

[23blade] 13/12/2016 09:10

Why doesn't soemone here draft an email and we all copy it to send to White?

[pierre oreilly] 13/12/2016 08:31

The price predictions are probably from short term traders futile attempts at talking their book. And 82% of traders lose money.

[801710245] 13/12/2016 07:21

- rather like some share price predictions I've read here of late...

[montyhedge] 12/12/2016 22:28

800,000 shareholders and 364,000 ex BT pensioners should ask for Sharon White to be removed. The running of Ofcom is amateurish.

[montyhedge] 12/12/2016 22:23

TonioRead the report, Sharon White and her cronies, did not even take notes during the meeting with fund managers. To me they are not listening to concerns over BT and could not careless shareprice lost 25% of their value.Ofcom have stuffed BT shareholders and pensioners. Funny, days after decision, Sky gets bid for.Every shareholder should complain to Sharon White in the unfair treatment of BT.

[schofip] 12/12/2016 20:56

Shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic springs to mind or shutting the door after the horse has bolted.

[excell1] 12/12/2016 20:54

Good article tonoi.

[excell1] 12/12/2016 20:41

BT creates 500 new customer service jobs in England and Wales
7 hours ago


A telecommunications giant is creating 500 new customer service jobs across England and Wales.

BT said the new roles would be based at its contact centres in Swansea, Warrington, Doncaster and Accrington.

In January the conglomerate announced 1,000 new posts promising more of its consumer customer calls to be dealt with in the UK and Ireland.

A spokesman said the recruitment process for the 500 extra jobs would start this month.

Libby Barr, managing director of customer care at BT Consumer, said: "BT is completely changing the way we serve our customers in order to boost our service levels.


"We are going to answer 90% of our customers' calls in the UK and Ireland by the end of March, and we have been taking on great people to fill full time jobs working for BT."

[excell1] 12/12/2016 20:21

Make sure it's genuine Yorkshire Tea Minerve non of that chack Earl Grey rubbish.

[montyhedge] 12/12/2016 20:11

Ofcom will now go after line rental.Why do consumers have to pay for telephone line, when they only want broadband and no home telephone. That's my guess.

[minerve] 12/12/2016 19:25

My tea leaves say it is time for another cup of tea.

[diku] 12/12/2016 18:45

monty...look at the 5 year chart...it has to find some sort of support or its on a mountain reversal...