BT first quarter to June 30, 2008

Revenue for BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) was 3 per cent higher at £5,177 million in the quarter with continued growth in managed solutions and broadband and convergence revenue.

BT Retail

The roll out of our next generation television service, BT Vision, continued during the quarter, with customer numbers reaching 282,000 at June 30, 2008. Of the 68,000 net additions in the quarter, the subscription attachment rate at point of sale averaged over 80 per cent. We announced in July that BT Vision customers can chose to receive Setanta Sports 1 for free with a package. In addition we have made other sports content enhancements such as increased coverage of the Scottish Premier League.

BT Vision                      2007/8        2008/9
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                          Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4      Q1
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Installed Base ('000)     15   46  120  214     282

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