The British Telecommunications Act 1981 (c. 38) is an act of the

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that transferred the state-owned telephone network from the

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to a new

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, British Telecommunications, branded as "British Telecom".

References

United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1981 BT Group Telecommunications in the United Kingdom {{UK-statute-stub