Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings
Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer serviceBusiness live – latest updatesVirgin Media O2 is to cut thousands of jobs in an £800m cost-cutting drive as the telecommunications company aims to tackle its £22bn debt pile.VMO2, which is jointly
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Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer serviceBusiness live – latest updatesVirgin Media O2 is to cut thousands of jobs in an £800m cost-cutting drive as the telecommunications company aims to tackle its £22bn debt pile.VMO2, which is jointly
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