Openreach

BT Group is one of the biggest private sector employers in Scotland with more than 7,000 staff. Picture: Jeff Holmes

How BT's 55,000 job cuts will create a 'leaner business with a brighter future'

Openreach said its engineers were building rapidly across the country, with plans in place that will see full fibre broadband reach more than 25 million premises.

Openreach hails 'significant milestone' with ten million full-fibre connections

'We’re connecting parts of the nation other networks don’t reach, bringing an economic boost and backing rural communities,' says Openreach. Picture: contributed.

Scots firms set for better connectivity as Openreach continues ultrafast rollout

Engineers worked around the clock in atrocious weather conditions to repair storm damage in North East Scotland earlier this year.

Openreach urges Aberdeenshire broadband users to get winter ready

999 call operators strike today - how emergency calls will be affected

John Devlin 29/07/2022. GLASGOW. BT workers on the picket line in Glasgow. CWU members in Northern Ireland and across the UK, including 999 call handlers, are to take part in further strike action tomorrow

CWU October strikes: over 40,000 BT and Openreach staff walk out

Tia the cat, which sneaked into Openreach engineer Doug Craig's van as he loaded up in Oban, Argyll and Bute, early one morning, and hid in the back for the three-hour ferry crossing to Arinagour on Coll in the Inner Hebrides. Photo: Openreach/PA Wire

Cat stows away in engineer’s van on three-hour island ferry trip

Royal Mail staff are set to strike.

Royal Mail Strikes: Staff to hold new industrial action over pay

Thousands of Scottish BT and Openreach workers are taking strike action after a £1,500 pay rise offer

BT and Openreach workers in Scotland strike in dispute over pay

Fraser Rowberry

Business people on the move

Interest in telecoms giant BT has heated up in recent months. Picture: Jeff Holmes

Reaction: UK government to probe French billionaire's stake in BT

Former Scotland rugby player Lewis Carmichael will be working predominantly around Peebles, Hawick and Melrose and has already been contributing to the company’s storm response in the Borders this winter. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Former Scotland rugby player latest signing as Openreach takes on 500 workers

4,000 jobs and 3,000 apprenticeships will be created this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Openreach is creating 4,000 new roles this year in huge job boost

Robert Thorburn (centre) watches engineers Lucy Kennedy and Jodine Crombie as they work on Scotland’s new full fibre network

Openreach set to create 500 new jobs across Scotland

Katie Milligan, chair of Openreach Scotland. Picture: Jeff Holmes

Talking the language of women - Katie Milligan

New recruits Lucy Kennedy (crouching) and Jodine Crombie (standing) at work on an Openreach fibre installation in Lanark.

Gender bias focus sees Openreach Scotland boost female recruit intake

Openreach, the separate network arm of BT, said it has now reached more than six million homes and businesses across the UK with ultrafast full fibre - around 480,000 of them in Scotland.

£95m investment will see thousands more Scottish homes get broadband boost

Openreach has outlined plans to build 'ultrafast, ultra-reliable' full-fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses – including more than 300,000 in Scotland.

Thousands of homes and businesses in remote areas promised faster broadband

BT is to accelerate the delivery of full fibre internet to 25 million homes across the UK, including in Scotland, by December 2026, ahead of its previous target of 20 million homes. Picture: Jeff Holmes

Thousands more Scottish homes to gain full-fibre broadband as BT boosts roll-out

Katie Milligan, chair of Openreach Scotland. Picture: Jeff Holmes

Full-fibre broadband offers 'game-changer' for Scottish economy - CEBR research

Ultrafast broadband can help boost Scotland's economic recovery

More than 5,000 Openreach engineers typically attend courses at its Livingston training centre every year.

Broadband engineers log on to keep Scotland connected

BT plans to provide high speed internet to 20m UK homes - but will it cost customers more? (Photo: Shutterstock)

BT plans to provide high speed internet to 20m UK homes - but will it cost custo...

BT chief executive Philip Jansen: 'Full-fibre broadband will be the foundation of a strong BT for decades to come and a shot in the arm for the UK as we build back better from this pandemic.' Picture: Jeff Holmes

BT to 'build like fury' connecting millions of homes after new Ofcom rules

BT faces the threat of its first national strike in over 30 years as workers are set to vote on industrial action in a row over jobs (Photo: Shutterstock)

BT staff could strike across the UK for the first time in more than 30 years - w...

BT Group, its spend with contractors and suppliers, and the spending power of its employees, are responsible for supporting around 12,400 jobs north of the Border, the research indicates. Picture: Jeff Holmes

BT gives Scottish economy a £1.2 billion boost - independent study

Are you desperate to change your provider? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Switching broadband provider should be 'less hassle' says watchdog - everything ...

UK-wide superfast programme pushed broadband speeds up a gear for 5.5 million homes. (Picture: Shutterstock)

Upgrading to superfast broadband could boost your home's value by up to £3,500

Openreach already employs more than 34,500 people, including some 25,000 engineers who build, maintain and connect customers to its nationwide broadband network. Picture, taken pre-Covid, by Les Gibbon

Openreach to create at least 275 Scotland-based engineering jobs in new year

Katie Milligan will lead Openreach’s Scotland board when current chair and industry veteran Brendan Dick retires. Picture: Ian Jacobs Photography

New chairman named for Openreach Scotland to replace 40-year industry veteran

The telecoms giant said the quality of its products and services is improving. Picture: BT.

BT lifts profit target after strong H1

Openreach, BT Group’s digital network business, is expanding broadband across Scotland.

BT fined maximum £50,000 a third time for botched roadworks

Today, 94 per cent of Scottish households and firms can connect to superfast broadband, Thorburn says. Picture: Monty Rakusen.

Enabling better connectivity for Scotland - comment

Alexander Bain House in Glasgow currently houses around 1,000 workers. Picture: Jeff Holmes.

BT adds Glasgow and Dundee to list of 30 core UK office sites

Online gaming is one of the main drivers behind the surge in data use.

Surge in gaming behind internet usage spike during Covid-19 lockdown

New homes in Scotland to enjoy ‘ultrafast’ broadband speeds

BT claims to employ one in every eight employees working in the Scottish IT and communications sectors. Picture: PA

BT generates £1bn contribution to Scots economy

BT under fire over ‘catalogue of disasters’

Broadband first for Scots cities

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