BT Group plc Results For The Third Quarter To 31 December 2008

BT Group (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) revenue of £5,437m was 5% higher in the quarter, benefiting from favourable foreign exchange movements of £198m and the impact of acquisitions of £153m.

BT Retail

In the Consumer division, revenue declined by 6%. Revenue from calls and lines continued to decline with an increased rate of decline in consumer lines, partly offset by an increase in broadband revenue. The BT Vision customer base has now reached more than 398,000 customers. An increasing number of new BT Vision customers are subscribing to one or more of the on-demand programming packages that are available.

BT Vision:

                                     2007/8         2008/9
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                          Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   Q1   Q2   Q3
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Installed Base ('000)     15   46  120  214  282  320  376

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