AGM - Result of Poll

British Telecommunications PLC
20 July 2001

                                                                  20 July 2001

NOTIFICATION OF RESULT OF POLL

At the Annual General Meeting of British Telecommunications plc which was held
on 18 July 2001, a poll was held on the following resolutions:

RESOLUTION 2

THAT the Remuneration policy contained in the report on directors'
remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2001 be received:

The result of the poll is as follows:

     Votes FOR the resolution:      3,260,880,642

     Votes AGAINST the resolution:     546,363,761




RESOLUTION 3

THAT Dr Anderson be re-elected as a director:

     Votes FOR the resolution:     3,945,320,969

     Votes AGAINST the resolution:     31,026,470




RESOLUTION 4

THAT Sir John Weston by re-elected as a director:

     Votes FOR the resolution:     3,971,848,726

     Votes AGAINST the resolution:     23,884,131




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