Government reveals likely winners of £2.4bn smart meter contracts

Jessica Shankleman
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Telefónica, Arqiva, CGI IT and Gemserv in line for contracts to support nationwide smart meter roll out

Plans to roll out 53 million smart meters to every household and business in Britain have taken a major step forward, after the government annouced four companies were in line for a total of £2.4bn in...

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