BRITISH TELECOM.
BRITISH TELECOM The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. (BT) acquired a 20% stake in ImpSat, an Argentine telecommunications company See telecom company. , for about US$145 million. ImpSat sells voice, data, Internet and e-commerce services to 1,500 corporate customers in major cities in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela. Nevasa Holdings, an Argentine holding company, will retain majority control of the company. Private equity funds affiliated with Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. Dean Witter will also keep a minority interest.
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