HC Deb 22 July 1953 vol 518 c356
25. Mr. G. Wilson

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the average cost of installing a telephone for a private subscriber in 1938; and the average cost of installing such a telephone today.

Mr. Gammans

The figures are £40 and £100. These relate to an exclusive line and cover the apparatus at the subscriber's premises, the line to the exchange and the terminal equipment there.