Director Shareholding

British Telecommunications PLC
21 November 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC

2)  Name of director

PHILIP HAMPTON

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest

THE ABOVE -NAMED DIRECTOR

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY)LIMITED

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY)LIMITED IS TRUSTEE OF THE BT EMPLOYEE TRUST NO 4 OF
WHICH THE ABOVE-NAMED DIRECTOR IS A DISCRETIONARY BENEFICIARY

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

ACQUISITION OF CONTINGENT AWARD OF SHARES UNDER THE BT RETENTION SHARE PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

59,361

8)  Percentage of issued class

NOT SIGNIFICANT

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12) Price per share

CONTINGENT AWARD - NO CONSIDERATION FOR GRANT

13) Date of transaction

14 NOVEMBER 2000

14) Date company informed

21 NOVEMBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

(A) 780 SHARES IN NAME OF SPOUSE

(B) 59,361 SHARES SUBJECT TO A CONTINGENT AWARD UNDER THE BT RETENTION SHARE
PLAN

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

NOT SIGNIFICANT

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

NONE

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

THE ABOVE-NAMED DIRECTOR HAS TECHNICAL INTERESTS UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985 AS FOLLOWS:

(A) A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT, IN 90,722 SHARES
HELD IN THE NAME OF BT EMPLOYEE SHARES TRUSTEES LIMITED

(B) A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT, IN 5,285,048
SHARES HELD IN TRUST IN THE NAME OF ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LIMITED AS
DISCRETIONARY BENEFICIARY OF THE BT EMPLOYEE TRUST

(C) A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT, IN 3,590,786
SHARES HELD IN TRUST IN THE NAME OF ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LIMITED AS
DISCRETIONARY BENEFICIARY OF THE BT EMPLOYEE TRUST NO 2

(D) A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT, IN 10,092,583
SHARES HELD IN TRUST IN THE NAME OF ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LIMITED AS
DISCRETIONARY BENEFICIARY OF THE BT EMPLOYEE TRUST NO 4



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ALAN SCOTT
0207 356 5162


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

AS ABOVE

    Date of Notification....21 NOVEMBER 2000..............................