2023
12
September
2023
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11:16
Europe/London
Eligible customers will be contacted four weeks in advance to help prepare for the switch. BT will have a presence across Northern Ireland throughout September as part of a regional Digital Voice roadshow as we...
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14
March
2023
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10:15
Europe/London
BT Group's activities provided estimated boost of £690m to the Northern Ireland economy last year and supported more than 7,300 jobsEstimates include the knock-on impact of the spend of employees and payment to suppliers in local economies in all par...
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02
March
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
The flagship building will host around 2,000 colleagues as company reaffirms its commitment to Northern IrelandBT Group today reaffirmed its commitment to Belfast, and Northern Ireland, as it officially reopened its Riverside Tower building at Lanyon...
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2022
26
October
2022
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13:16
Europe/London
Official opening follows £6.3 million contract win.BT has officially opened a brand new state-of-the-art cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) in its flagship Riverside Tower building in Belfast.With the scale and complexity of cyber attacks constan...
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2021
28
April
2021
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12:49
Europe/London
70 grassroots clubs connected across the UK, with plan to reach 100 by the end of summerConnected clubs already using new Wi-Fi for uses such as live streaming matches, setting up contactless payments and guest Wi-Fi at clubsInitiative to boost grass...
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28
April
2021
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10:33
Europe/London
BT has announced that it will be making a major multi-million pound investment in refurbishing its Belfast flagship office, Riverside Tower, as the city was today revealed as a key location in the company’s future plans.The building in Lanyon Place w...
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15
March
2021
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09:12
Europe/London
Across the UK, more than 6,600 phone boxes have been taken on by communities through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk schemeFrom life-saving defibrillators to a mini museum, the opportunities for local phone boxes are endlessBT today revealed that almost 4,000 of ...
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09
February
2021
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11:38
Europe/London
BT Group employs 1 in every 4 employees in IT and communications sector in Northern Ireland7,270 total jobs supported through direct and indirect effects£155 million annual supply chain spend in Northern IrelandBT Group, its spend with contractors an...
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27
January
2021
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00:05
Europe/London
BT Group today announced plans to recruit more than 400[1] apprentices and graduates for its September 2021 intake.BT will recruit talent into the company across areas as diverse as engineering, customer service, applied research, and cyber-security ...
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2020
27
October
2020
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10:50
Europe/London
5G Private Network to accelerate Belfast Harbour’s ambition to become the world’s Best Regional Smart Port
Partnership to stimulate innovation across transport, logistics, public safety, physical security and sustainability
BT and Belfast ...
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09
September
2020
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08:45
Europe/London
999 agents handle a call every three seconds during Covid-19 peakBT’s technology helps to pinpoint 999 caller’s GPS positionBT’s latest 999 call handling volumes are revealed today - with the company handling 90,000 calls every day - as BT joins the ...
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2019
25
November
2019
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15:52
Europe/London
Phone calls still a vital communication tool for 80% of the deaf community, but poor experiences leave callers frustrated and dependent on others
New Relay UK app, provided by BT, is set to better support the hard of hearing with calls, but 78% sa...
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11
October
2019
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09:07
Europe/London
BT Mobile’s 5G service launches for consumer and business customers across more than 20 towns and cities – with ambition to expand coverage to a further 25 places by the end of 2019
BT Plus and BT Business customers given exclusive opportunity to ...
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08
October
2019
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13:46
Europe/London
BT signs multi-year partnership with the Irish FA to become the Lead Partner of all the Men's, Boys’ and Disability international teams in Northern Ireland
The new BT logo to appear on all training kits from November as the men's senior team prepa...
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03
October
2019
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13:17
Europe/London
New Barefoot computing resources take primary school pupils on an adventure into the exciting history of WW2 coding and help them build the digital skills they will need for the future
Six top secret lessons including code cracking, researching an...
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09
September
2019
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13:55
Europe/London
· Adults call 999 twice in their lifetime
· BT call handlers can now locate 999 calls from smartphones to within 3 metres
Adults in Northern Ireland have, on average, called the 999 emergency number twice in their lives, according to a new surv...
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16
July
2019
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15:53
Europe/London
Adopt a Kiosk Scheme announced in Northern Ireland. BT is offering communities across Northern Ireland the opportunity to adopt their local phone box for just £1 to turn them into something inspirational for their local area....
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02
July
2019
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08:01
Europe/London
BT will launch 5G this autumn for BT and BT business customers
BT Plus customers given the option to be the first to upgrade
BT’s 5G service will be available in the busiest parts of 16 UK cities by the end of the year
Launch marks BT’s continue...
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05
June
2019
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07:32
Europe/London
Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Ipswich (Adastral Park), London and Manchester to be key locations for the group
BT’s workplace improvement and consolidation programme is the biggest of its type ever undertaken in the UK an...
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05
February
2019
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07:00
Europe/London
BT Group is responsible for generating £1 in every £65 produced in the Northern Ireland economy, according to an independent report published today.
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2018
01
October
2018
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01:00
Europe/London
From 1 October 2018, BT’s Northern Ireland Networks engineering division will be renamed Openreach Northern Ireland.
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03
September
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
There are three weeks left for Northern Ireland secondary school students to enter the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. BT is encouraging young people to submit their one-page project idea by 25 September. The theme for BTYSTE 2019 is ‘I...
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27
June
2018
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09:40
Europe/London
TV illusionist and mentalist David Meade is encouraging secondary school students from across Northern Ireland to enter the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) and come up with a winning project over the summer break - ahead of t...
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18
June
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
A 40-strong team of keen cyclists from BT are using pedal power to raise money for charity. Their cycling challenge will take them on a 30-mile round trip along the North Coast, starting and finishing at the Scenic Inn in Ballymoney on Thursday 28th...
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04
June
2018
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07:00
Europe/London
The economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposed government £150m investment in ultrafast fibre broadband in rural areas of Northern Ireland has been estimated at £1.2bn - according to an independent report commissioned by BT and under...
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01
June
2018
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16:17
Europe/London
100 members of BT staff, friends and family are turning their Belfast office into a Soccer Aid pledge centre on Sunday 10th June in aid of Unicef. They've volunteered to answer calls, whilst two star-studded teams – Robbie William’s England and Usai...
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30
April
2018
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11:58
Europe/London
Having access to good broadband speeds is now up there as one of the deciding factors for prospective homebuyers and tenants in Northern Ireland, according to a new survey commissioned by BT’s NI Networks.
The results of the survey revealed that th...
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24
April
2018
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10:53
Europe/London
NI mentalist David Meade is calling on Northern Ireland students to come up with an original STEM project for the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. To highlight the value of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, BT has comm...
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21
March
2018
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11:39
Europe/London
BT is creating 130 new apprenticeship and graduate jobs across Northern Ireland as part of a new UK-wide drive to recruit the best tech talent available. The NI new recruits will be located in Belfast, Derry, Coleraine, Dungannon, Enniskillen and Ne...
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14
March
2018
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09:26
Europe/London
BT is on the look-out for 15 young people in Fermanagh who are ready to kick-start their working life with a free work placement in Enniskillen. The three-week Work Ready programme starts on Monday 26th March and is open to anyone aged 16 to 24 no...
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