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Rod , not as unpleasant as the medicine you should be taking for your clinical paranoia.
Get a grip , its not all about your appalling selfish position , think of others for once
BT is a long play , let the CAPEX be invested , and stop panicking , your always hysterical
Good things come to those who wait
Im sure we can work constructively with Allison , to defend BT from takeover
I can see a beautiful team coming together
Worry not. BT is safe in our hands
David , rod was originally unearthed in the Catacombs , he knows it well. Most of his family still reside there.
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Abject , please dont be tempted to decloak , keep your filters up.
The resident troll is still out there , repeating himself endlessly , and talking pure baloney
Nice idea fleccy , and hopefully a small side bet as well , game on
Https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eight-convicted-italy-over-false-accounting-bt-subsidiary-2024-01-25/
Remember the Italian job everyone , Gavin was CEO and the SP was over £5 , we were flying , shooting for the stars.
And yet again , out of the blue , disaster. The share price crashed (Mandy was ruined)
I'm getting that disaster feeling all over again
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BT said the claim related to a “technical” landline pricing issue that was “resolved by Ofcom in 2017”.
“We do not accept that our pricing was anti-competitive back then, and as such are committed to robustly defending our position at trial,” the company said in a statement.
Harbour said it had “committed an eight-figure amount to cover the costs associated with bringing the claim”. Only in the event of a successful claim would it “receive a multiple of that investment as approved by the court”.
Ellora MacPherson, chief investment officer at Harbour, said the case was a “reminder of the important role that litigation funders can play in ensuring consumer claims can be pursued to conclusion”.
The case is being heard by Mr Justice Waksman of the High Court, alongside economist Derek Ridyard and competition law specialist Eamonn Doran.
BT class action case to test new ground in English courts
The first trial in the English courts stemming from a wave of class action antitrust lawsuits starts on Monday, as telecoms operator BT faces a £1.3bn claim that it overcharged about 3mn landline customers.
Harbour Litigation Funding is financing a case fronted by former Ofcom official Justin Le Patourel that alleges the telecoms group abused a dominant market position to charge “excessive” prices for landline customers, many of them elderly. BT is contesting the allegations.
The case is being closely watched, as it is the first of its kind to reach trial since the Consumer Rights Act in 2015 allowed collective legal actions to be brought over alleged breaches of competition law.
It also comes as the financing of such cases is in the spotlight, particularly after a Supreme Court ruling last summer made it more difficult for litigation funders to be paid by taking a cut of any damages awarded.
“It will be instructive to see how any damages awarded are distributed to the class members — and how much ends up in the pockets of the lawyers and funders,” said Anna Morfey, antitrust partner at law firm Ashurst.
Momentum behind such lawsuits only took off after a Supreme Court ruling in late 2020 that allowed a class action claim against Mastercard to go ahead, paving the way for other cases.
Claims have been filed against other large companies including Apple and Sony, although several have been subject to hold ups and disputes over process. A trial date for the Mastercard case has not yet been set.
The BT case is to be heard over eight weeks in London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. It is being brought on an “opt out” basis, under which potentially affected individuals are automatically included unless they choose not to be.
The legal claim follows a review by communications regulator Ofcom in 2017 that provisionally concluded BT held “significant market power” — a dominant position — in the standalone landline market and proposed price controls.
In response, BT voluntarily committed to cut landline prices by £7 per month from April 2018.
However, the claimants argue the price cut failed to compensate customers for previous overcharging, and also that so-called “split purchase” customers — those who separately purchased landline and broadband services — received no compensation.
Sarah Houghton, partner at Mishcon de Reya who is acting on behalf of the claimants, said BT “systemically overcharged” customers by “very substantial amounts”.
BT said the claim related to a “technical” landline pricing issue that was
You are correct NDN , BT still does use wealthatwork. Who you are obliged to consult with , if you take any leavers package.
And believe me over the last few years alone , a lot of people have left BT through voluntary redundancy. If your dept/work group is offered vol redundancy and you decline the offer , they will then be told that they could be in "scope" for compulsory redundancy , which is paid at the legal minimum payout , which is capped at £19,000.
This has the effect forcing all the long termers (served over 12 years/on new grid contracts) to take vol redundancy , as this payout is capped at 1 years wages.
Https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/bt-network-challenger-cityfibre-plans-to-expand-through-deals-1.2026785
Fleccy , you can no longer contribute to the BTPS DB scheme , your pension remains held in the scheme until you choose to take it , i think after the age of 55. It will increase annually , this is linked to whatever the annual pay review is.
You can contribute extra into the current DC scheme , this remains invested (value can go up or down) , even if you leave BT.
Be careful Kiwitwo , the very mention of Dividend reinvestment, could awaken the Kraken
Well said Abject
This ignorant fool has now has made this BB site unusable. His selfish self absorbed ranting , has ruined things for everyone. I can accept he is probably a very lonely sad person , desperate for some attention, but please old fool show some consideration for others. Yes we have heard your point of view , its not changed in the last year, So why repeat it every day , what is your problem?
I salute fleccy , DONVANLIET1 , bertam plus many others that have decided to flush this turd around the u-bend.
Lets be honest he is just a troll
So Abject i ask , plead and beg you and others to Filter this fool. As i will be doing
Then he will be left to argue his nonsense with himself and his fake monikers
No more flooding this board with rubbish posts
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As long as we keep going down the path of CAPEX investment , for the fibre/5g roll out for the next 6 years , and make sure as a priority we service the pension deficit. Then i think that most of the posters here , will easily cope with a few years without a divi.
This is no share for hot headed , paranoid bed wetters. That panic every time the SP goes down a penny, and hysterically scream , roll on the bid. Remember this is the long game , we will get our reward.
This time in ten years we are looking at £2 a share , bring it on.
Well well well , look whats just slithered back into town. Who would have guessed it. Showing no sign of contrition , and making the same repetitive abusive posts that got him banned in the first place (banned for about the 6th time , I make it.) So despite being repeatedly banned , he seems to have learned nothing. Shame on those few people that made excuses for him last Friday , he has not changed at all. When it became obvious he had got himself banned (yet again), this is a selection of the BT chat responses .
DONVANVLIET1- “Deep joy” and also “ I have avoided visiting this BB for weeks on end, because he was becoming a one man infestation”
Bartram – “DON yes I agree he was confrontational, disruptive and the rest “
BeeTee – “The old duffer got exactly what he deserved , brought it on himself.”
MaryBr190 – “Safe to post again - hurrah :)”
AbjectPerformer – “Oh my god he’s back”
NDNIC00 – On hearing of SOM return “Oh dear”
Pokerchips – “I told you...Michael Myers is back” , “filtered”
Bertram – “Mandy, you would test the patience of a saint. Stop being so confrontational or the results will be the same as your last persona, banned again.”
Fleccy (AKA The Master) - “I've already filtered the new Mandy, only because his posts add nothing to the debate and are boring to read, it's like watching the same episode of a dull soap over and over and over again. It's all just CWU and takeover talk, yawn.”
Bertram – “Does attacking others help you in any way?”
Arees1969 – “You have made your opinion known, why constantly repeat it”
AbectPerformer – “Can’t be normal behaviour to constantly repeat the same things. You have to have a screw loose to keep saying the same things over and over and not get bored.The guy needs help.”
Bertram – “Mandy, slowly coming to the conclusion you are too blinkered to help or swap opinions with. It is you who starts with the "personal abuse" by the way. Will filter you should your nonsense continue.”
AbjectPerformer – “He’s only been back less than a day and already the bb is awash with his hysterical posts…”
My opinion is he is just a lonely attention seeking p iss taker , nothing more.
It looks like some are already filtering our resident fool. I am going to give him till Friday to prove he is capable of changing (unlikely I know.) Then if he fails , i am going to ask ,beg and plead everyone to filter him , then he can post to himself 24/7
Roll on the ban
Just click on Porshe1964 moniker and check out his posts. There is a common theme running through.
Looks like another bitter and twisted old G it.
They must have sent him to replace SOM.
🎵.I remember all my life
Raining down as cold as ice
Shadows of a man
A face through a window
Crying in the night
The night goes into
Morning, just another day
Happy people pass my way
Looking in their eyes
I see a memory
I never realized
How happy you made me
Oh, Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy🎵🎵
Hey Mandy dont forget to set up a DRIP for divi payment day , 🤣🤣
Nice one Abject , i raise a glass with you
Ding dong the witch is dead
Salute my friend