BBC了解到，这家宽带服务商尚未最终确定将裁减的岗位数量，但很可能会涉及其员工队伍中相当大的一部分。
The broadband provider has not finalised the number of roles to be axed but it will likely be a sizeable chunk of its workforce, the BBC understands.
据米切尔·拉比阿克、安格斯·蒂芬报道，随着电信公司面临数十亿英镑的债务和更激烈的竞争，力求节省开支，数千名维珍媒体O2员工面临裁员风险。
By Mitchell Labiak, Angus Tiffin Thousands of Virgin Media O2 staff face redundancy risk as the telecoms firm looks to save money in the face of billions of pounds of debt and tougher competition.
VMO2资产负债表上背负着数十亿英镑的债务，正在应对来自小型服务商以及BT等巨头的竞争。BT已获监管机构批准收购竞争对手TalkTalk，VMO2对此坚决反对。
VMO2 has billions of debt on its balance sheet and is tackling competition from both smaller providers as well as giants like BT, which has been given regulatory permission to acquire rival TalkTalk, a move which VMO2 has firmly opposed.
VMO2拒绝置评。代表VMO2员工的Prospect工会表示，裁员“令人失望且非常令人不安”。
VMO2 declined to comment. The Prospect union, which represents VMO2 staff, said the cuts were "disappointing and very unsettling".
副总秘书诺埃尔·麦克林表示，该工会“致力于在困难时期支持我们的会员，同时也与雇主合作，探索减少裁员人数的方法，并确保受影响员工得到再培训和重新安置”。
Deputy general secretary Noel McClean said it is "committed to supporting our members through what is a difficult time, as well as also working with employers to explore ways to mitigate the number of redundancies and ensure retraining and redeployment of staff affected".
据天空新闻报道，受影响的大多数员工将在非面向客户的岗位，多名高级领导层变动已经在进行中。
According to Sky News, the majority of the affected staff will be in non-customer facing roles and a number of senior leadership changes are already under way.
天空新闻还报道称，VMO2预计将作为节省成本措施的一部分，审查其对承包商和供应商的使用情况。
Sky News also reports that WMO2 is expected to review its use of contractors and suppliers as part of the cost-saving measures.
根据该公司最新账目，截至6月30日，VMO2的总债务为272亿英镑，持有价值459亿英镑的资产。
As of 30 June, VMO2's total debt stands at £27.2bn while it holds assets worth £45.9bn, according to the firm's latest accounts.
与此同时，该公司正面临来自Hyperoptic、Community Fibre、Gigaclear和YouFibre等更便宜的“替代网络”公司的激烈竞争。
Meanwhile, the company is dealing with fierce competition from cheaper "altnets" like Hyperoptic, Community Fibre, Gigaclear, and YouFibre.
VMO2此前曾试图通过由其所有者拥有的合资企业Nexfibre，以20亿英镑收购替代网络竞争对手Netomonia，以应对这一日益增长的威胁。
VMO2's had attempted to respond to this growing threat by buying altnet competitor Netomonia for £2bn via nexfibre, a joint venture owned by VMO2's owners.
该交易被竞争与市场管理局（CMA）阻止，引发了VMO2的愤怒，尤其是在CMA于10月批准BT收购TalkTalk之后。
That deal was blocked by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA), sparking anger from VMO2, particularly after the CMA approved BT's takeover of TalkTalk in October.
当时，VMO2将BT的收购称为“串通一气”，这使其竞争对手能够“加强对市场的控制”。
At the time, VMO2 called the BT takeover a "stitch-up", which allowed its rival "tighten its grip" over the market.
BT表示，其交易为TalkTalk客户提供了“安全网”，因为如果没有此次收购，该宽带运营商将面临倒闭。
BT said its deal provided "a safety net" for TalkTalk customers as their broadband provider faced collapse without the takeover.
VMO2可能使用BT网络 上周五，在《金融时报》报道称VMO2接近与其竞争对手达成使用其光纤宽带网络的协议后，BT股价上涨了7%。
Possibility of VMO2 using BT network Last Friday, BT's share price jumped 7% after the Financial Times reported VMO2 was close to agreeing a deal to use its rival's fibre broadband network.
该报报道称，VMO2在暂停自身基础设施升级和扩张以缓解对其债务负担的担忧后，倾向于推进该计划。
VMO2 was minded to go ahead with the plans after halting upgrades and expansion of its own infrastructure to ease concerns over its debt pile, the paper reported.
BBC获悉，该交易非常接近，且VMO2极有可能在周二的业绩报告中宣布将停止所有光纤投资。
The BBC has been told the deal is very close and that VMO2 is highly likely to announce it will stop all investment in fibre in its results on Tuesday.