Directors' Dealings

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1  NAME OF COMPANY                 2   NAME OF DIRECTOR
   British Telecommunications plc      Keith Oates

3  THIS NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING IN THE NAME OF:
   The director named in 2 above

4  NAME OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER
   John Keith Oates

5  THIS NOTIFICATION RELATES TO:
   Acquisition of shares under the BT dividend investment plan.


6  NATURE OF TRANSACTION & NATURE & EXTENT OF DIRECTOR'S INTEREST
   IN TRANSACTION
   Acquisition of 39 shares under the BT dividend investment plan
   for the 1999 final dividend paid on 20 September 1999.

7  NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED       8   PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS
   39 shares                           Not significant

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         970.1 pence 

13 DATE OF TRANSACTION             14  DATE COMPANY INFORMED
   6 October 1999                      8 October 1999

15 TOTAL HOLDING (i.e. Director's interests) FOLLOWING THIS
   NOTIFICATION; DETAILS OF SHARE OPTIONS ARE GIVEN AT 22 BELOW.
   3917
   
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
   INVOLVED OPTION
   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
   7 October 1999