BT Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London, descended from the telecommunications arm of the General Post Office and formed as British Telecommunications when that arm was split off as a public corporation in 1981, then privatized by the Thatcher government in 1984 in one of the first and largest British privatizations. It remains the largest fixed-line and broadband provider in the United Kingdom, and it owns the mobile network EE, acquired in 2016.
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Company TypePublic telecommunications holding company 1 Founded YearBT Group plc was created via demerger from British Telecommunications plc in November 2001; the Wikipedia infobox separately lists earlier predecessor founding dates (1846, 1912, 1969, 1981, 1984) reflecting institutional lineage, not this legal entity itself. HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 Company Type
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Source Wikipedia, BT Group plcLead sentence 1tier 2Quote, Lead sentence 1
BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom), trading as BT, is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England.
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1. Wikipedia, BT Group plc
WikipediaLead paragraph, REST summary extract, retrieved 2026-09-13
BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom), trading as BT, is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England.
History, 2001 debt crisis sale and demerger section
The de-merger was accomplished via a share-swap, all British Telecommunications plc shareholders received one mmO2 plc and one BT Group plc (of which British Telecommunications is now a wholly owned subsidiary) share for each share they owned. British Telecommunications plc was de-listed on 16 November, and the two new companies started trading on 19 November.
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100,000 (2026)
View the Source 2. StockAnalysis.com: BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) company profile
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BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) United Kingdom · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
3. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for BT GROUP PLC
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)LEI record, entity statusQuote, LEI record, entity status
"status": "ACTIVE"
Wikidata: BT Group plc
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