BT’s Irish revenue up 5%

BT’s Irish operations grew revenue by 5%, on a year-on-year basis, in the group’s third quarter, covering the three months to the end of December.

On a group-wide basis, BT — formerly British Telecom — saw a 6% annualised fall in revenue, to £4.51 billion (€5.23bn); but a 2% rise in EBITDA to nearly £1.55bn and a 7% increase in pre-tax profit to £675m. Earnings per share, for the quarter, were up by 8% on the same period the previous year to 6.6p.

Group chief executive, Ian Livingston, said the figures were in line with management expectations.