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Published: 19 August 1999 14:59 BST
BT is facing resistance to the £3.15bn buyout of Securicor's 40 per cent stake in Cellnet.
Securicor's UK shareholders are unhappy with the sum accepted by the company, and are reported to be discussing a possible alliance with their US counterparts to oppose the sale.
The proposal, announced in July, values BT Cellnet at about £7.9bn, but in August, German telecoms giant, Deutsche Telekom, announced the buyout of rival operator One2One for £8.4bn - One2One has around half the number of subscribers to BT Cellnet.
BT needs to have approval from 75 per cent of shareholders before it can proceed.
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