1、Note to readers of the BT Annual Report on Form 20-F outside North America(Non-North American Readers)The 1998 BT Annual Report on Form 20-F has been prepared solely to meet the requirements of US andCanadian law and regulation.Non-North American Readers may only make use of the Report in accordance
2、 with the following conditions:GThe Report is not intended nor should it be treated as an investment advertisement,but instead exclusively as general background about BT.GNon-North American Readers must not rely upon the fact that anything is included in or omitted from the Report in relation to any
3、 decisions to do or refrain frm doing anything(including dealing,or refraining from dealing,in any securities)or for any other purpose.As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11,1998SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,D.C.20549FORM 20-FANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
4、13OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934for the fiscal year ended March 31,1998Commission file number 18819BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)ENGLAND AND WALES(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)BT CENTRE,81 NEWGATE STREE
5、T,LONDON EC1A 7AJ,ENGLAND(Address of principal executive offices)Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:Title of each class Name of each exchange onwhich registeredAmerican Depositary SharesNewYork Stock ExchangeOrdinary shares of 25p eachNewYork Stock Exchange
6、*Not for trading,but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares,pursuant to the requirements of the Securities andExchange Commission.Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g)of the Act:NoneSecurities for which there is a reporting obligation pur