BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs

UK’s fourth-biggest broadband firm, which has 1.5m customers, has been seeking a buyer for several years Business live – latest updates BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that will save 900 jobs. The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications (PXC) on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m. Continue reading...