§ 33. Sir R. Robinsonasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the confusion caused to long-distance telephone callers who wish to be connected to numbers on the Marton, Blackpool, telephone exchange and who may be connected to Marton, Warwick, in error; in how many cases telephone exchanges in different parts of the country have the same name; and what steps he proposes to take to avoid this duplication and the resultant confusion.
Dr. HillYes, Sir, though I understand this does not happen very often.
There are 139 names which apply to more than one telephone exchange. This cannot be avoided because the place names are the same, but as a general rule in such cases the operator asks which exchange is sought.