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03/09/2001
BT Wireless to be renamed ‘O2’
British Telecom (BT) has announced it is to rename its BT Wireless mobile phone business 'O2'.
The name change comes ahead of the demerger of the mobile business from BT, which is expected to take place in November.
The name change will eventually spell the end for the variety of well-known brands currently controlled by the BT Wireless group. These include Cellnet in the UK and Digifone in the Republic of Ireland.
BT's mobile phone internet portal Genie will also be relabelled under the new name.
The rebranding exercise will begin as soon as the demerger of BT Wireless from the rest of BT is agreed over the next few months.
The aim is to have all the mobile operations renamed O2 by spring next year.
Analysts believe the new company will be worth around £15 billion, making it large enough to go straight into the FTSE 100 index of the UK's largest companies.
The exact date of the spin-off is expected to be announced on Wednesday September 5. (MB)
The name change comes ahead of the demerger of the mobile business from BT, which is expected to take place in November.
The name change will eventually spell the end for the variety of well-known brands currently controlled by the BT Wireless group. These include Cellnet in the UK and Digifone in the Republic of Ireland.
BT's mobile phone internet portal Genie will also be relabelled under the new name.
The rebranding exercise will begin as soon as the demerger of BT Wireless from the rest of BT is agreed over the next few months.
The aim is to have all the mobile operations renamed O2 by spring next year.
Analysts believe the new company will be worth around £15 billion, making it large enough to go straight into the FTSE 100 index of the UK's largest companies.
The exact date of the spin-off is expected to be announced on Wednesday September 5. (MB)
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Union brings pressure to bear on BT split
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Union brings pressure to bear on BT split
Chancellor Gordon Brown has offered the Communication Workers Union (CWU) a meeting with Department of Trade Minister Patricia Hewitt on the split of BT into BT Future and BT Wireless which is to be rebranded. It is understood that Mr Brown has not rejected the union argument that the two must be kept as a single entity.
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BT Wireless demerger could mean jobs cuts in Republic
BT operations in the Republic of Ireland are likely to be severely hit by job losses when BT Wireless demerges from British Telecom, a report has revealed. The article, in the Sunday Business Post, revealed that up to 1,500 jobs are to go when the demerger takes place later this year.
BT Wireless demerger could mean jobs cuts in Republic
BT operations in the Republic of Ireland are likely to be severely hit by job losses when BT Wireless demerges from British Telecom, a report has revealed. The article, in the Sunday Business Post, revealed that up to 1,500 jobs are to go when the demerger takes place later this year.
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