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2026
BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk out of administration
BT, the UK's biggest broadband provider, has agreed to buy rival broadband operator TalkTalk out of administration in what is described as a rescue deal to save the company from collapse. BT said the purchase will cost it £400m, including the purchase price, fees, TalkTalk's expected £60m loss for this year, and effectively writing off the £100m TalkTalk owes BT's Openreach business. The takeover still needs to be approved by the Competition Markets Authority.
2026
CMA to review BT's takeover of TalkTalk with UK government holding final say
The Department of Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has given itself the power to make the final decision on BT's takeover of TalkTalk in the name of the public interest, and has given the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) until 19 October to deliver its verdict on the deal. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said that if TalkTalk services fail there is a genuine risk to life and public services. BT said it welcomed the intervention and would work constructively with the government and the CMA during their review.
2020
Global renews TalkTalk sponsorship of Heart Breakfast
Global renewed its deal with TalkTalk for TalkTalk to continue as sponsor of the Heart breakfast show, with an extended contract running until 2021.
2020
CityFibre completes acquisition of FibreNation
CityFibre completed its acquisition of FibreNation. The completion also makes TalkTalk a major CityFibre customer.
2020
CityFibre announces acquisition of FibreNation
CityFibre announced that it had acquired FibreNation from TalkTalk Group in a deal valued at £200 million. The acquisition was subject to TalkTalk shareholder approval.