BT Group

Built World

Parent company of Openreach and a retail phone provider

About one million copper phone lines are still in use across the UK, including 300,000 in business premises. Openreach has told communications providers the old analogue network, the Public Switched Telephone Network, will be retired on 31 January 2027 and the date will not move.

Updated Nov 1

Money Moves

As of June 2026: Contributes BT International; keeps 50% and refocuses on the UK

BT spent about 18 months trying to sell its international arm. On June 29, 2026, it found a different exit: a 50-50 joint venture with Verizon that pools both carriers' global enterprise networks into one $4 billion business. Verizon pays BT $625 million for equal voting rights, and the combined company will serve more than 3,000 corporate clients across 180-plus countries.

Updated Jun 30