'Doomsday' plan to renationalise BT

Lotus-eater

harryhound wrote: »

and you had to bribe the engineer to move your office phone when the partitions were moved; because officially you had to apply to BT, they would rise a ticket and the job might get done within the month.

This is still the case, in fact BT engineers are more regulated than they were. They have to account for where they are and what they are doing all the time.
You can bribe a BT engineer to move your phone, or you can bribe (pay) a private telephone engineer to do the same job. You do get the choice now.

harryhound

Moving phones never was "rocket science". I think I've still got my "special" old dial BT phone up in the loft somewhere.

Yes I have heard all about the computer planning system that tells the mobile engineers to go do something involving a long drive when a quick phone call to a colleague still finishing off nearby has not yet reported his availability, would be cheaper and quicker.

Mind you the BT people had got to the stage of working less than 10 days per fortnight - does that deal still exist?

Lotus-eater wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2743456/Property-sale-to-cost-BT-40m-a-year.html
Not sure what has happened since then.

So is that how they managed to shift the debt and start paying dividends again?
Look out pensioners, they might have to slip you a powder this time.

Harry

ukcarper

The point is BTs network carries most of the traffic. Yes someone could buy BT but not in a piecemeal fashion. I could see BT selling the retail division because I suspect the wholesale division is making most of the money lets not forget BT make money out of llu lines

1984ReturnsForReal_2

BT has been funded by overpriced calls & rentals for decades.

Since the recession started it should be expected that it will loose a minimum of 20% of its turnover within the UK due to customers switching to more competitive companies & also loss of revenue from bankrupted businesses & the downturn in business calls.

I doubt whether its profit is anywhere near 20% of its turnover & therefore is likely to be in a serious financial position.

There is no surprise here.

epz_2

harryhound wrote: »

Moving phones never was "rocket science". I think I've still got my "special" old dial BT phone up in the loft somewhere.

Yes I have heard all about the computer planning system that tells the mobile engineers to go do something involving a long drive when a quick phone call to a colleague still finishing off nearby has not yet reported his availability, would be cheaper and quicker.

Mind you the BT people had got to the stage of working less than 10 days per fortnight - does that deal still exist?



So is that how they managed to shift the debt and start paying dividends again?
Look out pensioners, they might have to slip you a powder this time.

Harry

OT but apparently those dial phones go for £150+ on ebay or did before the recession kicked in

ukcarper

How much of BTs profit do you think comes from calls also BTs prices are controlled by ofcom