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James Barford was quoted in The Telegraph on "The BBC fee that could be added to your broadband bill"
5 October 2026With entry-level broadband prices in the UK standing between £20 and £25, an £11 surcharge would represent an increase of more than 50pc for some customers.
James Barford, at Enders Analysis, describes this as “quite a dramatic increase if you’re trying to spend as little money as possible”.
It’s not just young people, though. Older people who are marginal broadband users may choose to ditch their contracts and make do without.
Moreover, any decline in broadband take-up would result in what Barford brands a “doom loop”.
Enders Analysis was mentioned in The Guardian on "BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs"
5 October 2026BT is the biggest broadband provider in the UK, with a market share of about 30%, according to estimates by Enders Analysis. Openreach, the broadband network owned by BT, is also TalkTalk’s biggest supplier. BT can expect to add a further 1.5 million broadband customers as a result of the deal.
Enders Analysis was mentioned in the Financial Times on "BT weighs improved TalkTalk offer after initial approach rejected"
5 October 2026A tie-up between the companies would normally trigger a competition review because BT’s broadband network Openreach is TalkTalk’s largest supplier. BT is also the country’s largest broadband provider with a market share of roughly 30 per cent, according to estimates from Enders Analysis.
Claire Enders was quoted in the Financial Times on "Esther Rantzen, television presenter and campaigner, 1940-2026"
5 October 2026The TV star saw far ahead of others the dangers and risks posed to children by technology such as smartphones and the internet, according to friend and media executive Claire Enders. “She had a brilliant insight into the prevalence of abuse in an online world,” said Enders, who pointed to the introduction of the Online Safety Act in 2023 as a culmination of her campaigns over the decades. “She was able to galvanise people to act. She used her voice with utter conviction and effectiveness.”
Karen Egan was quoted in Bloomberg UK on "CMA Says Nexfibre’s Alt-Net Deal Could Hurt Competition"
2 October 2026We may see the deal called off before the official CMA decision on Dec. 15, unless Nexfibre and Netomnia still believe that there is a sufficient chink of hope that is worth holding on,” Karen Egan said. “The CMA is taking the view that VMO2 will upgrade its network from cable to fiber whether this deal happens or not.”
VMO2/nexfibre-Netomnia: Deal dead? What next?
2 October 2026The CMA has provisionally blocked the VMO2/nexfibre-Netomnia transaction, primarily because of the network overlap, and it is hard to see a path to approval from here.
CityFibre is back in the driving seat to consolidate the altnets, with the pressure now on the retail altnets to secure deals earlier rather than later.
There are substantial silver linings for VMO2/nexfibre in the deal being refused, it is positive for Sky/VodafoneThree/TalkTalk in our view, and more neutral for BT/Openreach given the pluses and minuses.
Karen Egan was quoted in the FT on "BT seeks government nod for potential TalkTalk takeover"
1 October 2026Karen Egan was quoted in the FT on "BT seeks government nod for potential TalkTalk takeover"
Karen Egan said that “when companies get to the level of distress that TalkTalk appears to be in, competition concerns tend to take a back seat.”
“In this instance, the government will be more concerned about security and continuity of service for vulnerable customers,” she added.