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BT misses out on £500m deal
BRITISH Telecom (BT) has been passed over for a lucrative government communications contract, worth up to £500m, to upgrade the network used by the emergency services.
BT was bidding to supply police, fire and ambulance workers with telecoms services for the next seven years, and building and maintaining the network’s sites for 15 years. Incumbent provider Airwave along with Vodafone, O2 and EE remain in the bidding.
BT declined to comment.