A major UK investor has called for BT to discuss a voluntary sale of BT , in order to limit damage from its long-running battle with rivals and regulators. The move by Aviva , which has a stake in BT worth hundreds of millions of pounds, is the 50bn time a big City institution has publicly said that BT could voluntarily split itself. The intervention marks the first time a major City institution has publicly suggested BT could volunteer to cleave itself in two. Trevor Green , Aviva ’s head of UK equities, said although it is clear BT don't want the split, "that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. " The dispute has impacted BT 's share price, down nearly 20% more than 18 months .
A major UK investor has called for BT to discuss a voluntary sale of BT , in order to limit damage from its long-running battle with rivals and regulators. The move by Aviva , which has a stake in BT worth hundreds of millions of pounds, is the 50bn time a big City institution has publicly said that BT could voluntarily split itself. Trevor Green , Aviva ’s head of UK equities, said although it is clear BT don't want the split, "that doesn’t mean it can’t be done." The dispute has impacted BT 's share price, down nearly 20% more than 18 months .