BT - Britain's former state-owned telecoms monopoly - has confirmed that execs from Bharti Global, its largest shareholder, are joining the board with immediate effect.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman at Bharti Airtel Limited, and Gopal Vittal, vice chairman and managing director at the Indian biz that last year hoovered up a 24.5 percent stake in BT from Altice boss Patrick Drahi, are taking a seat at BT's top table.

They will act as representatives of Bharti Televentures UK Limited, a business established and wholly owned by Bharti Global, under a "relationship agreement" entered into with BT - this is intended to outline the terms of collaboration, financial arrangements and operations.

The pair bring "significant experience and global perspectives in the telecoms industry,

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