FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / BT Group / 4 October 2026
BT Group (BT.A): news on Sunday 4 October 2026
−7.8 strongly negative
Coverage centred on BT's push to move customers to digital landlines, with the Guardian reporting accusations of bullying over paused broadband. A shares analysis on the copper switch-off was more neutral, so the day leans negative.
What drove it
- bullying accusations
- digital landline switch
- copper switch-off
The 2 stories
- −10.0 BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
Bullying accusations over pausing broadband harm BT's reputation and invite regulatory scrutiny. - −1.3 BT Stock And UK Telecom Shares Facing The Copper Switch Off
Analysis of BT shares amid copper switch-off; mildly cautionary, largely factual.
BT Group: every day · Telecoms on 4 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day