Introduction of Unlimited Evening Surfing

British Telecommunications PLC
29 February 2000

                                  
          BT INTERNET INTRODUCES UNLIMITED EVENING SURFING
                                  
           AND A CUT PRICE SUBSCRIPTION FOR NET GENERATION
                                  
BT Internet customers are to be offered unlimited Internet access

every evening in addition to the current weekend offer and a cut of

15 per cent on subscription fees, BT announced today.

     From tomorrow, BT Internet customers will get unlimited Internet

calls in the evenings (from 6pm to midnight) and on weekends (from

Friday midnight to Sunday midnight) for a new monthly subscription

fee of just £9.99, reduced from £11.75. This will give BT Internet

users up to 78 hours surfing time every week. Outside the unlimited

surfing times, users will only pay local call rates*. The annual

subscription fee has also been reduced from £129.25 to £109.89,

offering 12 months service for the price of 11.

     Ben Andradi, managing director of BT Internet and e-Business,

said: 'This new offering demonstrates our commitment to get everyone

in the UK on the Internet. It supports our strategy to become the

leading consumer ISP and portal, and is the first in a series of

Internet initiatives building the net generation.

     'BT Internet will provide consumers with more than 312 hours

unlimited surfing time every month for just £9.99. Users can surf at

their leisure and fully discover the benefits of the online society,

giving them great value for their money.'

     The move makes BT Internet one of the most competitive ISPs

available - offering great value for money, with unlimited Internet

access during the time that most people use the world wide web. This

will enable customers to spend evening and weekends downloading new

software from the Internet, e-booking holidays or replying to e-mails

with no worries about the cost of Internet calls whilst online. It

will provide even bigger savings for many customers than subscription-

free ISPs.

     BT Internet will also introduce a SMS (short messaging service)

facility powered by Genie - the UK's first and leading mobile ISP

from BTCellnet - enabling messages to be sent to mobile phones from a

PC.

     BT Internet provides excellent links to a host of entertainment,

travel, news, education, shopping, sport Web sites and information

services such as the leading directory service, yell.com.


* 5p minimum charge applies at all times.  Different rates apply from
other networks.