§ Mr. Russellasked the Postmaster-General if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the cost of a 12W telephone call from London to the leading European cities.
§ Mr. MarplesThe charges for telephone calls from London to various European cities are as follows:
— Call of 3 minutes (minimum) Each additional minute s. d. s. d. Amsterdam 7 0 2 4 Bonn 10 0 3 4 Brussels 7 0 2 4 Copenhagen 12 6 4 2 Lisbon 22 0 7 4 Madrid 18 6 6 2 Marseilles 9 0 3 0 Milan 12 6 4 2 Moscow 21 0 7 0 Oslo 16 0 5 4 Paris 6 0 2 0 Rome 18 6 6 2 Stockholm 16 0 5 4 Vienna 18 0 6 0 Zurich 10 0 3 4 These charges relate to ordinary calls, that is, calls booked to a telephone number abroad. If a personal call, or a call at a fixed time, is required, there is an additional charge equal to the charge for one minute of conversation in the service concerned, A personal call of three minutes is thus charged as for four minutes, a personal call of four minutes is charged as for five minutes, and so on. A personal call can be made in any service, but fixed time calls are allowed in certain services only.
There are no periods in the day during which cheap rates apply.
A complete list of Post Office charges for telephone calls from the United Kingdom to countries in Europe is contained in the "Post Office Guide".