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British Telecommunications plc is the parent company of the group. Brief details of its principal operating subsidiary
undertakings, joint ventures and associates at 31 March 2001, all of which were unlisted unless otherwise stated, were as follows:
Activity
Group interest in
allotted capital(b)
Country
of operations(c)
Subsidiary undertakings
BT Australasia Pty Limited (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary Australia
100% preference
BT Cableships Limited (d) Cableship owner 100% ordinary International
BT Cellnet Limited (d)(e) Mobile cellular telephone system provider and operator 100% ordinary UK
BT Communications Management
Limited (d) Telecommunication services provider 100% ordinary UK
BT (Hong Kong) Limited (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary
100% preference
Hong Kong
BT Ignite GmbH (d) Data services provider 100% ordinary Germany
BT Ignite GmbH & Co (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary Germany
BT Ignite Nederland BV (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary Netherlands
BT North America Inc (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% common USA
BT Property Limited (d) Property holding company 100% ordinary UK
BT Subsea Cables Limited Cable maintenance and repair 100% ordinary UK
BT Telecomunicaciones SA (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary Spain
BT (Worldwide) Limited (d) International telecommunication network systems provider 100% ordinary International
BT Wireless Limited (f) Holding company for the BT Cellnet group 100% ordinary UK
Clear Communications Limited (d) Communication related services and products provider 100% ordinary New Zealand
Esat Digifone Limited (d)(g) Mobile cellular telephone system provider and operator 50.5% ordinary Ireland
Esat Group Limited (d) Telecommunication services provider 100% ordinary Ireland
Farland BV (c)(d) Provider of trans-border fibre network across BT’s 100% ordinary International
partners in Europe
Manx Telecom Limited (d) Telecommunication services supplier 100% ordinary Isle of Man
Syntegra Groep BV (d) Systems integration and application development 100% common Netherlands
Syntegra SA (d) Systems integration and application development 100% ordinary France
Syntegra (USA) Inc (c)(d)(h) Systems integration and electronic business 100% common International
outsourcing services
Telfort Mobiel BV (d) Mobile cellular telephone system provider 100% ordinary Netherlands
and operator
Viag Interkom Mobile cellular telephone system provider 100% ordinary Germany
GmbH & Co (d) and operator
Yell Limited Classified directory advertising services provider 100% ordinary UK
Yellow Book USA Inc (d) Classified directory publisher 100% common USA
Yellow Pages Sales Limited (d) Yellow Pages sales contractor 100% ordinary UK
(a) The group comprises a large number of companies and it is not practical to include all of them in this list. The list, therefore, only includes those companies that
have a more significant impact on the profit or assets of the group.
(b) The proportion of voting rights held corresponds to the aggregate interest percentage held by the holding company and subsidiary undertakings.
(c) All overseas undertakings are incorporated in their country of operations. Subsidiary undertakings operating internationally are all incorporated in England and
Wales, except Farland BV and Syntegra (USA) Inc, which are incorporated in The Netherlands and USA, respectively.
(d) Held through intermediate holding company.
(e) In November 2000, Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio Limited changed its name to BT Cellnet Limited.
(f) In March 2001, Cellnet Group Limited changed its name to BT Wireless Limited.
(g) On 17 April 2001, Telenor exercised a put option for BT to acquire its shareholding – Esat Digifone is now 100% owned.
(h) Formerly Control Data Systems Inc.
Subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures and associates
130 BT Annual report and Form 20-F