UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE CABLES.

HC Deb 04 December 1928 vol 223 c1043W

Sir H. BRITTAIN

asked the Postmaster-General what progress has been made during the past 12 months in the replacement of overhead telephone wires by underground cables?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

Main trunk and other cables containing approximately 18,000 and 270,000 circuit miles of wire respectively have been provided during the past 12 months.