HC Deb 11 November 1968 vol 773 cc40-1W
91 and 92. Captain Orr

asked the Postmaster-General (1) by what authority the General Post Office is the exclusive supplier of telecommunciation equipment in the United Kingdom;

(2) by what authority the General Post Office declines to accept a signal originated by equipment not supplied by itself.

Mr. Stonehouse

I take it that hon. and gallant Gentleman is referring to subscribers' apparatus connected to the Post Office telephone system. The Telephone Regulations 1968, Regulation 6 and Schedule 1 Part 1 prescribe the conditions applicable.