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  • Altice UK Buys 650 Mln Shares in BT; Says It Won’t Make Bid for the Company

    Altice UK Buys 650 Mln Shares in BT; Says It Won’t Make Bid for the Company

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    By Joe Hoppe

    Altice UK said Tuesday that it has purchased a further 650 million shares in BT Group for around 961 million pounds ($1.20 billion), bringing its ownership up to around 24.5% of the company’s issued share capital.
    

    The telecommunications and mass media company said it has restated its position to the board of BT that it doesn’t plan to make an offer for the company and will be bound by that statement under U.K. takeover rules.
    

    

    Based on BT’s closing share price of 147.85 pence on Monday, this implies Altice’s new purchase is worth around GBP961 million. Its full stake is now worth around GBP3.60 billion.
    

    Write to Joe Hoppe at joseph.hoppe@wsj.com
    

    

    

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    BT sets plan to cut 55,000 jobs by end of decade
    
			
    BT sets plan to cut 55,000 jobs by end of decade
    
			
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    U.K. telecoms provider BT Group set plans to cut up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it completes the rollout of high-speed broadband.
    

    BT Group
    
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       says it is aiming to reduce its total labor force, which includes contractors, from 130,000 down to between 75,000 to 90,000 by fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2030. 
    

    

    “It is not surprising that in an inflationary and high-interest rates environment where costs are higher and increased expenses for servicing debt, telecommunication companies are employing technology to decrease costs wherever possible,” said Albie Amankona, analyst at Third Bridge. 
    

    U.K.-based mobile operator Vodafone Group
    
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      on Tuesday said it would cut 11,000 jobs over three years.
    

    BT said revenue and adjusted EBITDA for its fiscal year was in line with its outlook but normalized free cash flow of £1.33 billion was at the lower end of guidance due to spending on building the Openreach fiber network. 
    

    For fiscal 2024, it’s targeting revenue and EBITDA growth on a pro forma basis; and normalized free cash flow between £1 billion and £1.2 billion. BT shares dropped 8% in early trade.
    

    

    

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