# BT GRP

Summary updated: 2026-09-28T10:53:50.549312Z
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## Overview

BT Group plc is a UK-based telecommunications and technology company. It provides broadband, mobile, television and related services to consumers through brands including EE, BT and Plusnet; connectivity, security and managed services to businesses and public-sector organisations; and, through Openreach, wholesale fixed-network infrastructure used by other communications providers. Its business is centred on the UK, with services also supplied internationally. [1](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-company/group-businesses/consumer)[2](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-company/group-businesses/business)[3](https://www.openreach.com/about/our-company)[4](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/bt-uk-and-worldwide)

BT describes its purpose as “We connect for good,” reflecting its aim to help people, businesses and society benefit from connectivity. For the financial year ended 31 March 2025, it reported revenue of £20.36 billion and a UK workforce of 68,300 people. [5](https://www.bt.com/about/annual-reports/2025summary/documents/BT_Group_plc_FY25_RefreshedStrategy.pdf)[6](https://newsroom.bt.com/results-for-the-full-year-to-31-march-2025/)[7](https://www.bt.com/about/digital-impact-and-sustainability/our-approach/our-policies-and-report/tax-strategy)
[1](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-company/group-businesses/consumer)[2](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-company/group-businesses/business)[3](https://www.openreach.com/about/our-company)[4](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/bt-uk-and-worldwide)[5](https://www.bt.com/about/annual-reports/2025summary/documents/BT_Group_plc_FY25_RefreshedStrategy.pdf)[6](https://newsroom.bt.com/results-for-the-full-year-to-31-march-2025/)[7](https://www.bt.com/about/digital-impact-and-sustainability/our-approach/our-policies-and-report/tax-strategy)

## Products & services

BT Group’s consumer products include EE mobile plans, fixed broadband and television services. EE offers 4G and 5G connectivity, including 5G+ service on its standalone 5G network for compatible devices and eligible plans. EE Full Fibre uses fibre-to-the-premises connections, with advertised plans ranging from 74Mbps to 1.6Gbps where available; selected plans offer a Wi-Fi 7 Smart Hub Pro and Smart WiFi Pro extender. EE TV combines live channels with streaming services and offers an Apple TV 4K option, with content packages that can include TNT Sports. [8](https://ee.co.uk/help/mobile/manage-use/using-phone-features/5G-plus)[9](https://ee.co.uk/broadband/full-fibre)[10](https://ee.co.uk/broadband/wifi-7)[11](https://ee.co.uk/tv/apple-tv-4k)

For businesses, BT supplies BTnet dedicated internet access, Ethernet Connect UK for linking sites over a Layer 2 network, and hosted calling through BT Cloud Voice and BT One Phone. Its broader offerings include managed SD-WAN and security services, while Global Fabric provides network-as-a-service connectivity for sites, applications and hybrid-cloud environments. BTnet is a dedicated internet circuit rather than a shared broadband connection; circuit capacities can reach 10Gbps, subject to availability. [12](https://business.bt.com/business-broadband/dedicated-internet-access/bt-net-leased-line/)[13](https://business.bt.com/help/article/broadband-and-internet/btnet/speeds-on-btnet/)[14](https://business.bt.com/content/dam/bt-business/pdfs/products/networking/connect-your-locations/bt-ethernet-connect-uk-datasheet.pdf)[15](https://business.bt.com/calling-messaging-tools/voip/cloud-voice/)[16](https://business.bt.com/calling-messaging-tools/voip/bt-one-phone/)[17](https://business.bt.com/networks-digital-services/sd-wan/)[18](https://business.bt.com/cyber-security/managed-controls/)[19](https://business.bt.com/connectivity/global-fabric-naas/)

Through Openreach, the group sells wholesale access products to communications providers. These include GEA-FTTP for broadband delivered over fibre to the premises; SoGEA, which provides broadband over fibre-to-the-cabinet infrastructure without a separate traditional phone-line service; and Ethernet Access Direct, a dedicated connection between an exchange and a customer site. These wholesale inputs are distinct from BT’s retail broadband, internet-access and business-network services. [20](https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/super-fastfibreaccess/fibretothepremises/fttp.do;)[21](https://www.btwholesale.com/products-and-services/data/sogea.html)[22](https://www.openreach.co.uk/cpportal/content/dam/cpportal/public/images-and-documents/home/products/ethernet/ethernet-access-direct/fact-sheets-and-case-studies/87345_EAD_Fact_sheet_EthernetAccessDirect_update_01_WEB.pdf)
[8](https://ee.co.uk/help/mobile/manage-use/using-phone-features/5G-plus)[9](https://ee.co.uk/broadband/full-fibre)[10](https://ee.co.uk/broadband/wifi-7)[11](https://ee.co.uk/tv/apple-tv-4k)[12](https://business.bt.com/business-broadband/dedicated-internet-access/bt-net-leased-line/)[13](https://business.bt.com/help/article/broadband-and-internet/btnet/speeds-on-btnet/)[14](https://business.bt.com/content/dam/bt-business/pdfs/products/networking/connect-your-locations/bt-ethernet-connect-uk-datasheet.pdf)[15](https://business.bt.com/calling-messaging-tools/voip/cloud-voice/)[16](https://business.bt.com/calling-messaging-tools/voip/bt-one-phone/)[17](https://business.bt.com/networks-digital-services/sd-wan/)[18](https://business.bt.com/cyber-security/managed-controls/)[19](https://business.bt.com/connectivity/global-fabric-naas/)[20](https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/super-fastfibreaccess/fibretothepremises/fttp.do;)[21](https://www.btwholesale.com/products-and-services/data/sogea.html)[22](https://www.openreach.co.uk/cpportal/content/dam/cpportal/public/images-and-documents/home/products/ethernet/ethernet-access-direct/fact-sheets-and-case-studies/87345_EAD_Fact_sheet_EthernetAccessDirect_update_01_WEB.pdf)

## Geographic presence

BT Group’s home market is the UK, where it operates communications networks and serves consumers and businesses. It also provides products and services in around 180 countries, grouping its international presence into Europe, the Americas, and Asia, the Middle East and Africa. [4](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/bt-uk-and-worldwide)

The company reports 68,300 UK employees for the year ended 31 March 2025, and its registered office is in London. [7](https://www.bt.com/about/digital-impact-and-sustainability/our-approach/our-policies-and-report/tax-strategy)[23](https://international.bt.com/legal-information)
[4](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/bt-uk-and-worldwide)[7](https://www.bt.com/about/digital-impact-and-sustainability/our-approach/our-policies-and-report/tax-strategy)[23](https://international.bt.com/legal-information)

## Business segments

BT Group reports three business segments: Consumer, Business and Openreach. Consumer provides UK households with mobile, broadband, voice and TV services, principally through the EE and BT brands. Business serves companies, public-sector organisations and wholesale customers with connectivity, voice, data, cloud and security services. Openreach builds and operates the UK fixed-access network and sells wholesale access to communications providers, including BT’s retail businesses and competitors. [24](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/2025/2025-bt-group-plc-annual-report.pdf)

For the year ended 31 March 2025, reported segment revenue was £9.70 billion for Consumer, £7.84 billion for Business and £6.16 billion for Openreach—approximately 41%, 33% and 26%, respectively, of the *combined segment-revenue total*. These are not shares of consolidated revenue: segment revenue includes sales between BT businesses that are eliminated on consolidation. [25](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/quarterly-results/fy25/h2/h2-fy25-release.pdf)
[24](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/2025/2025-bt-group-plc-annual-report.pdf)[25](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/quarterly-results/fy25/h2/h2-fy25-release.pdf)

## Company history

BT Group traces its roots to the Electric Telegraph Company, founded in 1846. Britain’s telephone services later came largely under the Post Office, which transferred its telecommunications responsibilities to the newly established British Telecommunications in 1981. British Telecommunications was privatised in 1984 through a government share offer. [26](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-history)[27](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/about-bt/our-history/bt-archives/information-sheets-and-timelines/bt-and-predecessors.pdf)[28](https://www.bt.com/about/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/listing-history)

In 2001, the company demerged its mobile business as mmO2, creating BT Group plc as the holding company for its remaining operations. Openreach began operating in 2006 to manage the access network and provide services to communications providers. BT expanded its mobile operations again in 2016 with the acquisition of EE. [29](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/listing-history/shareholder-circular.pdf)[30](https://www.openreach.com/about/our-story)[31](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/2016/bt-annual-report-form-20-f-2016.pdf)
[26](https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-history)[27](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/about-bt/our-history/bt-archives/information-sheets-and-timelines/bt-and-predecessors.pdf)[28](https://www.bt.com/about/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/listing-history)[29](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/listing-history/shareholder-circular.pdf)[30](https://www.openreach.com/about/our-story)[31](https://www.bt.com/bt-plc/assets/documents/investors/financial-reporting-and-news/annual-reports/2016/bt-annual-report-form-20-f-2016.pdf)

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