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BT buys TalkTalk broadband businesses for about £400 million

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC · How we work

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BT Group agreed to buy TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration for about £400 million.
The deal adds roughly 1.5 million retail broadband customers and 1 million wholesale customers to BT.
Culture minister Lisa Nandy issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice to accelerate the CMA’s competition review.
BT expects a £400 million cash hit this year and will keep 900 TalkTalk jobs.

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Story summary

BT Group agreed to buy TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration for about £400 million.
The deal adds roughly 1.5 million retail broadband customers and 1 million wholesale customers to BT.
Culture minister Lisa Nandy issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice to accelerate the CMA’s competition review.
BT expects a £400 million cash hit this year and will keep 900 TalkTalk jobs.