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Vodafonethry is aiming to double its broadband business by 2034, as the newly formed leader in the UK mobile market pledge to create thousands of jobs and upgrade its network.

Company – made by last week £ 16.5bn merger Vodafone’s Operations of the UK and CK Hachisan plan to increase their broadband customer base from 2MN to 4.3MN over the next eight years.

Prior to Vodafonethry’s launch event on Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer Max Taylor told Financial Times that he wants to celebrate some of the company’s 27mn-plus mobile customers to buy his broadband services.

“We are the fastest growing company [in broadband] Now for many years. , , I am increasing my Aadhaar at least 10 percent every year, ”Taylor said.

Telecom chief Karen Egan at Anders Analysis warned that it is possible for Vodonethi to increase broadband, intensive competition means that it is not a “attractive market”.

The construction of Vodafonethry is an important moment for the UK telecom market, which reduces the number of mobile network operators by four to three.

The new company, which has about 13,500 employees, has promised to invest £ 11BN in its mobile network to provide more than 99 percent of the UK with 5G coverage by 2034. The first £ 1.3bn of that investment will be made this year.

Taylor said he hopes that rivals BT and Virgin Media O2 will follow the leadership of Vodafonethi and pledge to upgrade their own network.

“No other operator has such a plan.”[it would be]Great to the industry, great for our country and great for customers if they follow, ”he said.

Vodafonethry will create 13,000 new jobs in the coming years as the company upgrade its network, although he refused to comment on how many of these posts would be permanent.

The Chief Executive Officer admitted that more than 500 of its shops would be closed, in examples where they are located in closeness. But he created a “uncertain commitment”, resulting in the headcon cuts through natural attraction rather than excess.

Pressure in other parts of Vodafone’s business has rapidly depended on the FTSE 100 company on its newly increased domestic operations.

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