HC Deb 16 April 1959 vol 603 c100W
Mr. Remnant

asked the Postmaster-General the number of unsatisfied applications for telephones in the area controlled from Reading at the end of 1954, 1956, and 1958.

Mr. K. Thompson

asked The figures were as follows:

Applications Awaiting the Provision of additional equipment Applications under inquiry or in course of being met Totals
31st December, 1954 3,467 1,478 4,945
31st December, 1956 2,666 1,185 3,851
31st December, 1958 1,642 1,303 2,945

In the four years ending 31st December, 1958, 22,564 telephones were installed.

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