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Virgin Media O2 to Cut Thousands of Jobs by 2029

The UK broadband provider plans to slash staff costs by 30% over the next five years, though the exact number of roles to be axed has not been finalised.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 1 Nov 2026 · updated 4d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 1 Nov 2026. BBC Business published first, on 1 November at 16:57 UTC; News Feed followed 39h 11m later. The most recent article, from www.theregister.com, appeared on 3 November at 13:17 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), BBC Business, www.theregister.com.

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  1. Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings The Guardian ·
  2. Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs News Feed ·
  3. Virgin Media O2 outlines plans to lay off thousands as revenue falls www.theregister.com
  4. Thousands of jobs at Virgin Media O2 to be cut BBC Business

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