HC Deb 20 December 1968 vol 775 c512W
Mr. Hugh D. Brown

asked the Postmaster General what proposals he has for extending the range of present Post Office data transmission services in the near future.

Mr. Stonehouse

I am pleased to announce that we shall be introducing a new service this month. It will operate at a fixed speed of 2,400 bits per second over private rented circuits, and will be known as Datel 2400. The equipment will also be usable at lower speeds over the public telephone network. This new service will be particularly attractive to larger businesses which require the rapid tansfer of large amounts of data.