Dir. Shareholding/Declaration

British Telecommunications PLC
6 November 2000


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1  NAME OF COMPANY                 2   NAME OF DIRECTOR
   British Telecommunications plc      Philip Roy Hampton

3  THIS NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF:
   The Director named in 2 above


4  NAME OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER
   Mrs Amanda Hampton
   

5  PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSON(S) CONNECTED WITH THE
   DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON(S):
   Wife

6  PLEASE STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION.  FOR PEP TRANSACTIONS PLEASE   
   INDICATE WHETHER GENERAL/SINGLE CO PEP AND IF DISCRETIONARY/NON            
   DISCRETIONARY:

   Philip Roy Hampton has advised the Company of his spouse's interests in    
   780 shares of the Company, following his appointment as a non-Executive    
   Director on 1 November 2000, as detailed in 4 above.


7  NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED       8   PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS
   Not applicable                      Not applicable


9  NUMBER OF SHARES DISPOSED OF    10  PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS
   Not applicable                      Not applicable


11 CLASS OF SECURITY               12  PRICE PER SHARE
   Ordinary Shares of 25p each         Not applicable

13 DATE OF TRANSACTION             14  DATE COMPANY INFORMED
   See 6 above                         2 November 2000


15 TOTAL HOLDING (i.e. Director's interests) FOLLOWING THIS
  NOTIFICATION; DETAILS OF SHARE OPTIONS ARE GIVEN AT 22 BELOW.
  780
   
   
16 TOTAL PERCENTAGE HOLDING OF ISSUED CLASS FOLLOWING THIS
   NOTIFICATION
   Not significant

17 DATE OF GRANT                   18  PERIOD DURING WHICH OR DATE
                                       ON WHICH EXERCISABLE
   Not applicable                      Not applicable

19 TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR GRANT OF  20  DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
   OPTION                              INVOLVED
   Not applicable                      Not applicable

21 EXERCISE PRICE (FIXED AT TIME OF GRANT)
   Not applicable



22 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OVER THE DIRECTOR HOLDS OPTIONS FOLLOWING
  THIS NOTIFICATION
   Nil
   
   
23 DATE THAT DIRECTOR BECAME AWARE OF THE TRANSACTION
   Not applicable

24 ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
   
The appointment of Philip Roy Hampton as a non-executive director of British
Telecommunications plc, with effect from 1 November 2000, was notified to the
London Stock Exchange on 6 October 2000.

The following information is now provided in respect of Philip Roy Hampton as
required by the Listing Rules:

Listing Rule 16.4 (a)
Directorships of publicly quoted companies in the last five years:

Past Directorships
BG Transco plc
BG Transco Holdings plc
British Steel plc


Listing Rules 16.4 (b)
Not applicable.