§ 61. Captain FRASERasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that, even when the telephone dial is correctly used, a subscriber is sometimes connected to and answered by another subscriber in the wrong telephone exchange; whether this is due to a defect in the automatic machinery or to a mistake on the part of the operator; and if the originator is charged for such a call?
§ Viscount WOLMERWhile it is possible for a subscriber on an automatic exchange to dial a number correctly and to be connected to the wrong exchange, this is a rare occurrence. The cause is to be found in some slight defect in the working of the automatic machinery. If a subscriber on an automatic exchange who obtains a wrong number in this way reports the matter to his exchange, credit will be given for the call.