News
Find out what's new with us
BT and Vodafone agreement
Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Consumers and small businesses in Ireland can now benefit from greater competition and choice, following a strategic partnership agreed between BT and Vodafone today. The landmark contract will also result in the creation of an alternative, competitive telecoms network in Ireland.
Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to approval from the Irish Competition Authority, BT will transfer its consumer and small business broadband and voice customer base to Vodafone and will also provide wholesale network services to underpin Vodafone’s business over a seven-year period. BT will continue to focus on becoming the number one provider of networked IT services to mid and large sized businesses and the public sector in Ireland.
BT will also be committing significant investment towards building an advanced network infrastructure and improving broadband speeds in Ireland. It will provide a platform for the delivery of up to 24Mbps broadband services to approximately two thirds of Ireland’s available broadband lines by unbundling up to 58 additional exchanges. To date, BT has already unbundled 22 exchanges in the Republic of Ireland.
Today’s announcement combines Vodafone’s strength in sales, marketing and distribution with BT’s expertise in the successful delivery of managed network services. Over 84,000 consumers and 3,000 small businesses currently with BT will transfer to Vodafone over the next several months, where they will benefit from access to a wide range of innovative converged services from a leading total telecommunications company.
Top 5
Questions
Top customer-rated phones
- LG BL20