§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Postmaster-General what is the average waiting time between application for installation of a telephone and its installation; whether there is any regional variation in this waiting time; and what is the main reason for the waiting time.
§ Mr. Edward ShortPlant is available for over 80 per cent. of telephone applications and their average waiting time is two to three weeks. For the remainder, delays are mainly due to the shortage of exchange equipment and average about six months. Regional variations in speed of provision are not significant.