§ 39. Mr. Turtonasked the Postmaster-General how far he has considered sharing G.P.O. telephone poles with the electricity suppliers in rural areas in the interests of timber economy and in order to speed up the supply of electricity and telephone services in these areas; and what conclusion he has come to.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingPost Office telephone poles are used jointly with electricity suppliers in rural areas in suitable cases. The possibility of extending the practice was recently carefully reviewed250W by Post Office engineers and the Electricity Commissioners, but the field for such extension is severely restricted by technical and safety considerations.