Director's Interests

British Telecommunications PLC
12 October 2000


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1  NAME OF COMPANY                 2   NAME OF DIRECTOR
   British Telecommunications plc      Lou Hughes                       

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

4  NAME OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER
   Guaranty Nominees Limited

5  THIS NOTIFICATION RELATES TO:
   The Director named in 2 above
  
6  NATURE OF TRANSACTION & NATURE & EXTENT OF DIRECTORS' INTEREST
   Acquisition of American Depositary Shares

7  NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED       8 PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED
                                     CLASS
   470                               Not significant
   
      
9  NUMBER OF SHARES DISPOSED       10 PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED                    
   OF                                 CLASS
   Not applicable                     Not applicable

11 CLASS OF SECURITY               12 PRICE PER SHARE
   American Depositary Shares         USD 106.125 per ADS
   (one BT ADS = 10 BT Ordinary       
   Shares)                            

13 DATE OF TRANSACTION             14 DATE COMPANY INFORMED
   6 October 2000                     11 October 2000

15 TOTAL HOLDING (i.e. Directors' interests) FOLLOWING THIS
  NOTIFICATION; DETAILS OF SHARE OPTIONS ARE GIVEN AT 22
  BELOW.

  680 American Depositary Shares 
  

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     20  DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
   OF INVOLVED OPTION
   Not applicable                      Not applicable

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

22 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OVER WHICH THE DIRECTORS HOLDS
   OPTIONS FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION
   Not applicable
   
23 ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
   N/A  


24 DATE THAT DIRECTOR BECAME AWARE OF THE TRANSACTION

   6 October 2000