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Re: National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days

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On 25/09/2026 22:29, Richmond wrote:
> Oh dear. I wonder if customers know? Also, customers of other providers
> who use TalkTalk.
> 
> https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/national-security-alert-talktalk-risks-190520368.html
> 
> "Whitehall is on high alert because of the threat that TalkTalk, the
> broadband provider, may go into administration within days and open up a
> national security vulnerability.
> 
> Security officials responsible for Britain's most critical
> infrastructure are in close daily contact with senior civil servants and
> telecoms regulators as they seek to ensure that TalkTalk is able to keep
> operating in the event of an insolvency.
> 
> It is feared that disruption to services could hit the Ministry of
> Defence and weaken Britain's security at an unstable moment in
> international affairs.
> 
> "
Been on the brink for ages. From today's Times:-

"The company supplies telecommunications services to a small number of 
Ministry of Defence sites as a third-party reseller, but it is thought 
that the sales process is unlikely to interrupt the services since there 
is at least one other supplier to prevent disruption."

Dave

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National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-25 21:29 +0100
  Re: National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> - 2026-09-25 23:23 +0200
  Re: National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-09-26 09:35 +0000
    Re: National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-27 09:18 +0100
  Re: National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days grinch <grinch@somewhere.net> - 2026-09-26 09:38 +0100

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