Landowners accuse ‘bullying’ telecoms firms of using loophole to slash rent paid for phone masts

Landowners accuse ‘bullying’ telecoms firms of using loophole to slash rent paid for phone masts – with one saying he was offered £250 rent by EE instead of the usual £6,000 for space at a rugby club Phone giants such as EE, Vodafone and 02 are reducing rents for phone masts Aylesbury Rugby Football Club … Read more

Telecoms magnate Carlos Slim, 80, is recovering well from COVID-19

Telecoms magnate Carlos Slim, 80, was diagnosed with COVID-19 a week ago but is recovering ‘very well’ after suffering mild symptoms Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is recovering from COVID-19 after more than a week of mild symptoms, his son said on Monday Slim, 80, visited National Institute of Nutrition for clinical analysis, monitoring and treatment … Read more

Telecoms giants to remove Huawei kit from their networks?

Telecoms giants braced for ‘Huawei Bill’ ordering them to strip technology from Chinese tech firm out of their network By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 14 November 2020 Telecoms giants are braced for a ‘Huawei Bill’ that will order them to strip technology from … Read more

BT awards Swedish telecoms group Ericsson the second major contract to supply kit for its 5G network

BT awards Swedish telecoms group Ericsson the second major contract to supply kit for its 5G network By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 28 October 2020 BT has awarded a Swedish firm the second contract to supply kit for its 5G network … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: We must keep telecoms British

ALEX BRUMMER: The idea of BT, Britain’s national telecoms company, hiding behind closed doors in private equity ownership ought to be anathema By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 24 August 2020 When seasoned industrialist Jan du Plessis took the reins as chairman of BT … Read more

We reveal which telecoms firms are ranked best and worst by consumers

TalkTalk has been named as one of the worst companies for customer service by its broadband customers, new research has revealed. Landline consumers of Virgin Media also said they were the least satisfied when it came to the overall service whilst Three saw the biggest complaints from mobile customers, according to data from Ofcom. Meanwhile, … Read more