§ 83. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Postmaster-General the estimated loss of revenue to the Post Office owing to the decision of 97,000 private telephone sub scribers to be disconnected after the introduction of the increased charges; and how far this was anticipated in the fixing of the new rates.
§ Mr. K. ThompsonMaking broad allowances for disconnections due to causes other than higher charges, for transfers to new subscribers and for the probability that in most cases the telephone was used less than average, the temporary loss of revenue might be put at between £500,000 and £1 million per annum. This is well within our estimate.