Organization Overview: BT Group plc

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<p>BT Group plc (formerly known as British Telecom and still occasionally referred to by that name), is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. It is the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband Internet provider in the United Kingdom. BT operates in more than 170 countries and almost a third of its revenue now comes from its Global Services division. BT Group is the largest communications service provider in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the largest communication companies in the world. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. A number of privately owned telegraph companies operated in Britain from 1846 onwards. Among them were The Telegraph Act of 1868 passed the control of all these to the newly formed...</p>