§ Sir J. Edenasked the Postmaster-General how many people in the Bournemouth telephone area are at present required to share a line or be without a telephone altogether; and by when he expects these arrangements to be unnecessary.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterOf the 76,362 subscribers in the Bournemouth telephone area, 18,908 have shared telephone service. I cannot say when compulsory shared service will be unnecessary, but if we are to achieve our aim of abolishing the waiting list by March, 1966, the arrangement must continue for the present.