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BT to acquire award winning ISP Brightview

BT have announced an agreement to acquire the Brightview Group, subject to shareholder approval.

Brightview is an ISP comprising of the well regarded ISPs Madasafish and Global Internet who scored highly in a BBC watchdog survey in March 2007.  Waitrose also use them as a partner to offer its own brand of Internet access.

The deal is expected to cost BT approximately £15.8 million in cash, subject to approval from Brightview’s shareholders.

Ian Livingston, BT Retail chief executive, said of the deal:

“BT already provides the UK’s most popular and best-performing ADSL broadband service. This acquisition will ensure that Brightview’s customers can benefit from our market-leading services, resources and technology development as well as the excellent customer service they’re already receiving.”