§ 29. Mr. JOELasked the Postmaster-General what increase, if any, there has been in the number of subscribers to the Telex Service in each of the past three years; and whether the charges for this service have been reduced during that period?
§ Sir E. BENNETTThe Telex Service was opened in August, 1932. The number of public subscribers at various dates is as follow:
| August, 1932 | … | … | 10 |
| December, 1932 | … | … | 55 |
| December, 1933 | … | … | 118 |
| December, 1934 | … | … | 149 |
§ The annual rent for the subscriber's apparatus was £65 at the opening of the service. This charge was reduced to £50 on the 1st October, 1934.