Board Meeting Notification re Results

British Telecommunications PLC
5 November 1999


PUBLICATION OF BT'S HALF-YEAR RESULTS

The date on which the BT Board will meet to approve the
announcement of the Company's second quarter and half-year
results, and the date of the release, are as follows:

MEETING DATE    RELEASE DATE    RESULTS         FOR PERIOD
                                ANNOUNCEMENT    ENDED
                                                
Wednesday 10    Thursday 11     Second quarter  30 September
November 1999   November 1999   and half-year   1999


It is expected that the announcement will be transmitted to
the Company Announcements Office after business hours on the
above meeting date for release to the market at 07.00am on the
release date.