BT Q4 2012/13 results: Revenue very strong, costs to be hit by Sport


15 May 2013

BT’s underlying revenue growth improved from -3% last quarter to around zero at both the Retail and Group level, its best performance for years, with high speed broadband helping to stabilise ARPU

BT Sport is positioned well as a defensive/win-back product against broadband losses to Sky, but BT’s ability to win triple play subscriptions off Sky is still hampered by lack of content, and the cost appears disproportionate to its aims

Fibre adoption continued to accelerate, with some important upcoming regulatory decisions the only potential barrier to fibre giving BT a very strong boost over the next few years

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