3G Licence

British Telecommunications PLC
24 July 2000

            BT WINS 3G LICENCE IN THE NETHERLANDS

BT today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Telfort

has been awarded a third generation mobile licence by the

Dutch government for 947 million guilders (£263 million).

     Peter Erskine, chief executive of BT Wireless, said: 'We 

are delighted to have won a 3G licence in the Netherlands

which adds to our successes in the UK, Japan and Spain.

     '3G is the future of mobile and we are at the

forefront. We are determined to be first with world class

products that others will find difficult to match.'