Rain, recession and regulation have been the cause for a decrease in revenue, according to BT CEO Ian Livingston.

Revenues fell by 9 percent from July to September to a total of £4.47 billion. Mr Livingston said that along with the effects of the recession and increased regulation, rain had increased the number of overall engineer callouts, taking resources away from expansion.

Recent business difficulties for BT has included the rejections of a proposed public shared services programme by Cornish Council which resulted in the ousting of council Tory leader Alec Robertson. BT has also been in tender for a back office outsourcing project with Barnet London Council which may now be potentially scrapped when a vote is taken next week on wether to oust Tory leader Richard Cornelius.

Despite reduced revenue and public sector setbacks BT has moved forward on service development projects including the roll-out of superfast fibre optic broadband, which has been brought forward by several months.