Director Shareholding

British Telecommunications PLC
22 December 2000

RNS Number:3537W
British Telecommunications PLC
22 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

     1. Name of company
        BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC


        2) Name of director


                Sir Iain Vallance

                Sir Peter Bonfield

                Robert Brace

                Bill Cockburn

                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 Directors



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

                BT Quest 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)

                BT Quest Limited is Trustee of the BT Employee Share Ownership
                Trust. The above named Directors are potential beneficiaries.



                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 shares


                7) Number of shares/amount of
                stock acquired

                27,142,857



                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

                £6.30



                13) Date of transaction
                19 December 2000


                14) Date company informed
                20 December 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 Directors have technical interests under
                Section 13 of the Companies Act 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..22 December 2000.............