BRITISH TELECOM 3RD QTR ENDED DEC 31
Shr 5.1p vs 4.2p, making 15.3p vs 12.7p for nine months.
    Pre-tax profit 506 mln stg vs 452 mln, making 1.51 billion
stg vs 1.35 billion.
    Net profit before minorities 320 mln vs 268 mln, making 960
mln vs 807 mln.
    Note - Company's full name is British Telecommunications
Plc <BTY.L>.
    Third quarter turnover 2.40 billion stg vs 2.11 billion,
making 7.01 billion vs 6.16 billion for nine months.
    Operating profit 578 mln vs 520 mln, making 1.72 billion vs
1.56 billion.
    Net interest payable 72 mln vs 68 mln, making 208 mln vs
203 mln.
    Tax 186 mln vs 184 mln, making 552 mln vs 547 mln.
    Minorities nil vs nil, making two mln vs nil.
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