BT and Yahoo! Extend Broadband Partnership; Companies Deepen Alliance to Offer Co-Branded Service to All BT Broadband Subscribers.SUNNYVALE, Calif. & LONDON -- BT and Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), a leading global Internet company, today announced they have signed a long-term extension of their strategic broadband partnership. The companies have also expanded their alliance to offer all new and existing BT Broadband customers the Yahoo! broadband experience starting on October 24, 2005. BT Yahoo! Broadband combines Internet access See how to access the Internet. with an exclusive co-branded Internet experience and a full range of Yahoo!'s leading tools and services. All BT Broadband customers across all four of their broadband options will now receive services including a premium level radio station, access to the Web's largest catalogue of music videos streamed at higher bit rates, a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. broadband homepage with access to more than 750,000 content sources from across the Web, award-winning premium e-mail Premium e-mail - term used for professional grade e-mail services that charge a fee as opposed to free e-mail services that are supported by advertising. Premium e-mail is used to indicate a higher level of professional care and service. with industry-leading spam protection with 2 gigabytes of storage for primary accounts and more. "We have raised our game again by giving all customers access to the fantastic award winning Yahoo! broadband portal which highlights the kind of unique content and superior security features which give customers peace of mind," said Gavin Patterson, BT group managing director, Consumer, BT. "BT has decided to forge deeper links with Yahoo! and enhance the features available across the packages in order to offer customers better value." "We are excited to extend our successful alliance with BT and now bring the best experience, security and value on the Internet to all of the BT Broadband options. This deal reinforces our standing as the partner of choice for leading broadband providers," said Steve Boom, Yahoo! senior vice president Broadband. "BT and Yahoo! are focused on delivering the best possible services to consumers and we are delighted that the expansion of our relationship with BT now brings the Yahoo! experience to all of BT's broadband customers." The BT Yahoo! alliance was first announced in June 2003 and the co-branded broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. launched for consumers in September 2003. In March 2004 the two companies announced the creation of BT Yahoo! Communicator, a next-generation call management offering based on the Yahoo! Messenger Yahoo!'s instant messaging (IM) service, which includes text messaging, voice calling and file sharing. The IM client includes Internet radio and the regular phone calling at rates as low as one cent per minute. Starting with Version 8. platform. About BT BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions serving customers in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. , and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of three lines of business: --BT Retail, providing a comprehensive range of communications and related services to more than 20m UK consumers and businesses. --BT Wholesale, providing network services and solutions within the UK to more than 600 fixed and mobile operators and service providers including the provision of broadband and private circuits. --BT Global Services, providing networked IT services to meet the needs of multi-site organisations globally. BT Global Services operates in more than 130 countries and also offers international carrier services. In the year ended 31 March 2005, BT Group's turnover was GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 18,623 million with profit before goodwill amortisation Noun 1. amortisation - the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years amortization reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. , exceptional items and taxation of GBP 2,085 million. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Yahoo! provides online products and services essential to consumers' lives, and offers a full range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f around the world. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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