Directors' Dealings

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
1 September 1999


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1  NAME OF COMPANY                 2   NAME OF DIRECTOR
   British Telecommunications plc      June de Moller

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


4  NAME OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER
   R.C Grey Nominees Limited - 1,500 shares


5  PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSON(S) CONNECTED WITH THE
   DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON(S):
   Not applicable

6  PLEASE STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION.  FOR PEP TRANSACTIONS PLEASE   
   INDICATE WHETHER GENERAL/SINGLE CO PEP AND IF DISCRETIONARY/NON            
   DISCRETIONARY:

   June de Moller has advised the Company of her interests in the shares of   
   the Company, following her appointment as a non-Executive Director on 1    
   September 1999, as detailed in 4 above.


7  NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED       8   PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS
   Not applicable                      Not applicable


9  NUMBER OF SHARES DISPOSED OF    10  PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS
   Not applicable                      Not applicable


11 CLASS OF SECURITY               12  PRICE PER SHARE
   Ordinary Shares of 25p each         Not applicable

13 DATE OF TRANSACTION             14  DATE COMPANY INFORMED
   See 6 above                         1 September 1999


15 TOTAL HOLDING (i.e. Director's interests) FOLLOWING THIS
  NOTIFICATION; DETAILS OF SHARE OPTIONS ARE GIVEN AT 22 BELOW.
   1,500 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 OF  20  DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
   OPTION                              INVOLVED
   Not applicable                      Not applicable

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



22 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OVER THE DIRECTOR HOLDS OPTIONS FOLLOWING
  THIS NOTIFICATION
   Nil
   
   
23 DATE THAT DIRECTOR BECAME AWARE OF THE TRANSACTION
   Not applicable