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Exhibit 25

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A

TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)¨

LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York	01-0622605
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York	10017
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, 400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10017, James D. Heaney, Managing Director, (212) 750-6474

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for services)

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Not applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

England and Wales	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ England (Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

Item 1. Furnish the following information as to the trustee-

a. Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Name Address

Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York 2 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006, and Albany, NY 12203

b. Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

Item 2. Affiliations with the obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

Items 3-14.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee.

Not applicable.

Item 16. List of exhibits.

List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.

1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in effect. (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-127469, which is incorporated by reference).

2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business, if not contained in the articles of association. (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-127469, which is incorporated by reference).

3. A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, or instruments corresponding thereto. ( see Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-127469, which is incorporated by reference).

4. The consents of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (see Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement 333-133414, which is incorporated by reference).

5. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, a trust company organized and existing under the laws of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 29th day of May, 2012

Law Debenture Trust Company of New York (Trustee)
By:	/s/ James D. Heaney
	James D. Heaney
	Managing Director

T-1 Item 5

Consolidated Report of Condition (attached as Exhibit A hereto) of

LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

of 400 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017,

a limited purpose trust company (“LDTC-NY”) and U.S. subsidiary of Law Debenture Corporation plc, London, England (“Law Debenture”), at the close of business December 31, 2011, published with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council/Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York Banking Department license granted on May 8, 2002.

Prior to this Consolidated Report of Condition dated December 31, 2011, a Guarantee and Keep Well Agreement (attached as Exhibit B hereto) was executed by subsidiaries of Law Debenture, to effect capitalization of LDTC-NY in the total aggregate amount of $50,000,000, on July 12, 2002.

I, Kenneth Portera, Chief Executive Officer of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate the 29th day of May, 2012.

/S/ Kenneth Portera

Kenneth Portera

Chief Executive Officer

Law Debenture Trust Company of New York

I, James D. Heaney, Managing Director of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, do hereby attest that the signature set forth above is the true and genuine signature of Kenneth Portera, Chief Executive of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.

Attested by: /S/ James D. Heaney

Its: Managing Director

Law Debenture Trust Company of New York FFIEC 041 Exhibit A
PAGE RC-1     13

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial

and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 2011

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated,

report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

Dollar Amounts in Thousands		RCON		Bil	Mil		Thou
ASSETS
1.      Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):
a.      Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin1			0081					507	1.a.
b.      Interest-bearing balances2			0071			3		883	1.b.
2.      Securities:
a.      Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)			1754						2.a.
b.      Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)			1773						2.b.
3.      Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
a.      Federal funds sold			B987						3.a.
b.      Securities purchased under agreements to resell3			B989						3.b.
4.      Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C)
a.      Loans and leases held for sale			5369						4.a.
b.      Loans and leases, net of unearned income	B528								4.b.
c.      LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses	3123								4.c.
d.      Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)			B529						4.d.
5.      Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)			3545						5.
6.      Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			2145					38	6.
7.      Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M			2150						7.
8.      Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			2130						8.
9.      Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			3656						9.
10.    Intangible assets:
a.      Goodwill			3163						10.a.
b.      Other intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)			0426						10.b.
11.    Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)			2160			1		093	11.
12.    Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)			2170			5		521	12.

¹Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

²Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

³Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

FFIEC 041

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Schedule RC—Continued

Dollar Amounts in Thousands		RCON		Bil	Mil		Thou
LIABILITIES
13.    Deposits:
a.      In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E)			2200						13.a.
(1)    Noninterest-bearing1	6631								13.a.(1)
(2)    Interest-bearing	6636								13.a.(2)
b.      Not applicable
14.    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
a.      Federal funds purchased2			B993						14.a.
b.      Securities sold under agreements to repurchase3			B995						14.b.
15.    Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)			3548						15.
16.    Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) (from Schedule RC-M)			3190						16.
17.    and 18.         Not applicable
19.    Subordinated notes and debentures4			3200						19.
20.    Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)			2930			1		484	20.
21.    Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)			2948			1		484	21.
22.    Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
Bank Equity Capital
23.    Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			3838						23.
24.    Common stock			3230					1	24.
25.    Surplus (excludes all surplus related to preferred stock)			3839			3		376	25.
26.    a.    Retained earnings			3632					660	26.a.
b.    Accumulated other comprehensive income5			B530						26.b.
c.    Other equity capital components6			A130						26.c.
27.    a.    Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)			3210			4		037	27.a.
b.    Noncontrolling(minority) interests in  consolidated subsidiaries			3000						27.b
28.    Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)			G105			4		037	28.
29.    Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)			3300			5		521	29.

Memoranda

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

1.       Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 2010	RCON	Number
			M.1.

1 =    Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank   2 =    Independent audit of the bank’s parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately)   3 =    Attestation on bank management’s assertion on the effectiveness of the bank’s internal control over financial reporting by a certified public accounting firm 4 =    Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority)   5 =    Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority)   6 =    Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors   7 =    Compilation of the bank’ financial statements by external auditors   8 =    Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)   9 =    No external audit work

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.	RCON	M M	DD
2. Bank’s fiscal year-end date	8678			M.2.

¹ Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.

² Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”

³ Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

⁴ Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

⁵ Includes net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and minimum pension liability adjustments.

⁶  Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.