U.K.'s BT Signs up Fewer Pay TV Subscribers in Latest Quarter

LONDON - U.K. telecom giant BT signed up fewer subscribers for its pay TV service BT Vision in its fiscal second quarter that ended in September than in the year-ago period.
 
The company, which competes with the likes of BSkyB, said that it added 21,000 TV customers, compared with 41,000 last year. That brought its total BT Vision subscriber base to more than 750,000 as of Sept. 30.
 
“We have delivered another solid quarter of growth in profit before tax despite the economic conditions," said BT CEO Ian Livingston. “Over the summer, we helped to deliver the most connected Olympic and Paralympic Games ever, and I am proud of the part that our people played in its success."

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