Openreach is the company that maintains telephone cables, ducts, cabinets and exchanges across the UK. It is a division of BT, but manages the broadband and telephone connection for almost every home in the UK, even rival operators.
It’s possible to invest in Openreach, but as it’s owned by BT, you’d need to buy BT shares.
As well as Openreach, BT owns:
This means that if you choose to invest in Openreach by buying shares in BT, then you’ll be investing in the other brands that it owns as well. It’s worth doing the research into what some of BT’s main brands are getting up to, as well as Openreach.
| Open | N/Ap | Previous close | N/Ap |
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| Close | N/Ap | Timestamp | 1970-01-01 |
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| Industry | Telecom Services | Currency symbol | p |
| Code | BT-A | Country name | UK |
| Type | Common Stock | Country ISO | GB |
| Name | BT Group Plc | ISIN | GB0030913577 |
| Exchange | LSE | CUSIP | N/A |
| Currency code | GBX | Sector | Communication Services |
| Currency name | Pence sterling | Full-time employees | 91700 |
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For the most part, if you’re reading this article while connected to home broadband, the chances are that Openreach maintains the technology that allows you to access it. There are some rival companies that don’t use Openreach, including Virgin Media. Openreach is in the process of connecting more properties to FTTP, with an aim to have connected 15 million by 2025.
BT dates back to 1846. It became independent of the Post Office in 1981. It’s a part of the FTSE 100 index.
BT Group plc provides communications products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Consumer, Business, and Openreach segments. The company builds, owns, and operates fixed and mobile networks; and designs, builds, markets, sells, and supports network access, connectivity, and related products. It also offers mobile, broadband, and landline, as well as entertainment services, such as gaming and TV to individuals and households; and connectivity, networking, cyber security, collaboration tools, cloud connectivity, and cloud services to for small, medium, and large corporate businesses, as well as public sector and government. In addition, the company provides fixed and IP voice; unified communications; mobile; fixed and networking; security, and cloud and IoT solutions; as well as managed services. Further, it engages in the wholesale of mobile network capabilities, voice services, broadband, ethernet, and other connectivity solutions on contract basis; and offers access to its fixed access network infrastructure to connect homes, mobile phone masts, schools, hospitals, broadcasters, and businesses. The company offers its products and services under the BT, EE, and Plusnet brands. The company was formerly known as Newgate Telecommunications Limited and changed its name to BT Group plc in September 2001. BT Group plc was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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