HC Deb 19 October 1949 vol 468 c43W
Mr. T. Reid

asked the Postmaster-General when he hopes to be able to meet the demand for telephones in Swindon.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

The demand for telephones in Swindon is being met where there are spare wires in the underground cables or where existing subscribers agree to share their lines. Under present plans, about one half of those applicants now waiting for telephones will be given service during the next six months either by means of lines in new cables or by sharing.