§ 75. Sir T. Beamishasked the Postmaster-General what is the maximum period that can elapse after a subscriber has replaced the telephone at the end of a call, if the operator has not disconnected the clock, before the clock recording the length of the call cannot automatically restart when the receiver is lifted again; and if he will modify the clock so that subscribers cannot be overcharged through a technical or human fault.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterOn average, operators disconnect within 10 seconds, and modifications are not, therefore, justified. I am writing to the hon. and gallant Gentleman to explain the details.