Telecoms giant BT has agreed a pay deal with union bosses that will see workers who earn £50,000 or less get a £1,500 pay rise next year.
The agreement, which will be put to union members, could lead to the end of strike action at the company.
BT said 85% of its UK-based staff would benefit from the wage increase.
Combined with a pay rise made in April, the total increase for the lowest paid employees at BT will be more than 15% since this time last year.
The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said the deal would mean wage rises ranging from 6% to 16% for workers of different grades.
Both the CWU and Prospect will ballot their members and recommend backing the deal.
Dave Ward, general secretary of the CWU, said the pay deal "would not have happened" without the walkouts of thousands of BT Group workers in the summer.
"The bravery these workers displayed caught the sympathy of the country, and shocked the company out of its complacency," he added.
The pay rises cover all frontline staff, and 51% of managers in the UK. It also includes Openreach workers.
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