Bond Tender Offer

BT Group PLC
04 September 2003

4 September 2003


             BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES BOND TENDER OFFER

British Telecommunications plc (the 'Company') announces today a tender offer to
purchase for cash up to 40 per cent. of its outstanding €2,250,000,000 7.125 per
cent. Notes due 2011 (originally issued as €2,250,000,000 6.875 per cent. Notes
due 2011). The cash tender offer will be made by way of a Tender Offer
Announcement (the 'Announcement'). Defined terms used below have the meanings
given to them in the Announcement, which contains the detailed terms of the
Tender Offer.

As at 30 June 2003, the Company had £9 billion of net debt comprising of £16
billion of gross debt and £7 billion of short-term cash and investments. The
cash and investments have accrued mainly through the sale of non-core assets and
operational cash generation. This transaction is consistent with the Company's
plans to reduce gross debt whilst not materially affecting the Group's strong
liquidity position.

The initial marketing period up until 12 September will be followed by the final
fixing of the spread on 15 September 2003. Between 15 September and 22 September
2003 Noteholders may either tender their Notes through a Contingent Order via
Deutsche Bank AG London, acting as agent for the Company, or place an Electronic
Order through Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. If the total of Notes
tendered exceeds the amounts of Notes that the Company will accept, then orders
will be scaled back pro rata as described in the Announcement. The purchase
price will be calculated by reference to the yield on the specified Benchmark
Bond plus the final fixed spread and will be announced on 24 September 2003. The
purchase price plus accrued interest on the Notes is expected to be settled on
29 September 2003.

Notes                                    Benchmark Bond                Preliminary Fixed     Illustrative Price
                                                                       Spread
€2,2500,000,000 7.125%                   DBR 5.25% January 2011        +60 - 50bps           114.682% - 115.353%

due 15 February 2011

For detailed terms of the Tender Offer please refer to the Announcement.

Deutsche Bank AG London is acting as the Dealer Manager and Tender Agent for
this transaction.

For further information please contact:

BT Group plc

Andy Longden, Group Treasurer

[phone]

Deutsche Bank AG London

Sandra Hughes

[phone]


This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any solicitation of any
offer or invitation to sell any securities in any jurisdiction nor shall it (or
any part of it), or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of or be relied
on in connection with any contract therefore. No indications of interest in the
Tender Offer are sought by this press release.

The Tender Offer made by the Announcement is not being made to, and tenders will
not be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of the Notes in any jurisdiction
in which the making or tender thereof will not be in compliance with the laws of
such jurisdiction. In addition, the Tender Offer is not being made, directly or
indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails, or by any means or
instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex,
telephone, email and other forms of electronic transmission) of interstate or
foreign commerce, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of the
United States and Notes may not be tendered by any such use, means,
instrumentality or facility from or within the United States.



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