§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Postmaster-General if he will set out in column form the present rate of charges he makes for all the services he provides, along with the charges in October, 1964, respectively.
§ Mr. StonehouseThere are over 500 different charges for telecommunications services and numerous different rates of postage to various countries. It would be impracticable to list the charges for all the services I provide. The following are the most widely used: 297W
1. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES October 1964 July, 1969 1. Telephone Exchange Line Connexion Charge Maximum charge (up to 3 miles chargeable length). £10 £20
2. Telephone Exchange Line Rental (per quarter) Business—Exclusive … … £4 £4 Shared … … £3 10s. £3 10s. Residential—Exclusive … … £3 10s. £4 Shared … … £3 £3 10s.
3. Inland Telephone Call Charges Full Rate Cheap Rate Standard Rate Cheap after 6 p.m. and weekend rates (a) Local Calls 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday From STD Exchanges … … 2d. for 6 mins. 2d. for 12 mins. 2d. for 4 mins. 2d. for 12 mins. 2d. for 12 mins. From other Exchanges: Residence … … 2½d. untimed 2½d. untimed Business … … 3d. untimed 3d. untimed (b) Trunk Calls STD Sees, for 2d. Sees, for 2d. Sees, for 2d. Sees, for 2d. Sees, for 2d. Up to 35 miles … … 30 45 24 36 60 35 to 50 miles … … 15 22 12 18 30 Over 50 miles … … 10 15 8 12 Connected by the Operator 3 mins. 3 trims. 3 mins. 3 mins. 3 mins. Up to 35 miles … … 1s. 0d. 9d. 1s. 6d. 1s. 0d. 6d. 35 to 50 miles … … 2s. 0d. 1s. 3d. 2s. 6d. 2s. 0d. 1s. 0d. 50 to 75 miles … … 3s. 0d. 2s. 0d. 4s. 0d. 3s. 0d. 2s. 0d. 75 to 125 miles … … 3s. 6d. 2s. 3d. Over 125 miles … … 4s. 0d. (c) Call facilities Transferred charge call fee … … 3d. 6d. Personal call fee … … 1s. 6d. (full rate) 2s. 0d. at all times 9d. (cheap rate)
4. Telephone Apparatus (examples of charges for apparatus in common use) (a)Private Automatic Branch Exchanges Rentals (per quarter) PABX 1 10+49 … … £70 £85 PABX 2 10+49 … … £80 £100 PABX 5 5 + 20 … … £55 £60 (b) Internal Extensions Rentals (per quarter) Plan I, IA, IB and IC … … 10s. 0d. 14s. 0d.
5. Telex Services (a) Teleprinter No. 7 (rental per annum) … £160 £160 (b) Call Charges (dialled calls) … … from 2d. to 8d. per minute from 2d. to 8d. per minute 298W299W
6. Inland Telephone and Telegraph Private Circuits Charges vary with length and type of circuit. Typical examples of charges per annum are:— October, 1964 July, 1969 Tariff H (50 baud telegraph circuit) Over 1 mile up to 2 miles £40 £50 Over 50 miles up to 60 miles £520 £440 Over 100 miles up to 110 miles £620 £480 Over 200 miles up to 210 miles £860 £540
Tariff J (up to 100 baud telegraph circuit) October, 1964 July, 1969 Over 1 mile up to 2 miles £40 £50 Over 50 miles up to 60 miles £680 £610 Over 100 miles up to 110 miles £830 £670 Over 200 miles up to 210 miles £1,140 £760 Tariff S (point-to-point telephone circuit) Over 1 mile up to 2 miles £40 £50 Over 50 miles up to 60 miles £800 £800 Over 100 miles up to 110 miles £1,300 £1,300 Over 200 miles up to 210 miles £2,280 £2,280 Tariff M (Music or "Broadcasting" quality circuit) Over 1 mile up to 2 miles £40 £56 Over 50 miles up to 60 miles £1,500 £1,500 Over 100 miles up to 110 miles £2,500 £2,500 Over 200 miles up to 210 miles £4,460 £4,460
II. POSTAL SERVICES 1. Inland Mail Services Weight not over First Class Second Class (a) Letters *1 oz. 3d. 5d. 4d. 2 oz. 4½d. 5d. 4d. 4 oz. 6d. 5d. 4d. 8 oz. 9d. 1s. 0d. 8d. 1 lb. 0 oz. 1s. 3d. 2s. 0d. 1s. 4d. 1 lb. 8 oz. 1s. 9d. 3s. 0d. 1s. 9d. 2 lb. 0 oz. Each additional 2s. 3d. 4d. 0d. Not admissible over 1½ lb. lb. or part thereof 1s. 0d. 2s. 0d. (b) Postcards 2½d. 5d. 4d. Weight not over Ordinary Local (c) Parcels 1 lb. 8 oz. 2s. 0d. 2s. 6d. 1s. 6d. 2 lb. 0 oz. 2s. 0d. 3s. 0d. 2s. 0d. 6 lb. 0 oz. 3s. 0d. 4s. 6d. 3s. 6d. 10 lb. 0 oz. 4s. 0d. 6s. 0d. 5s. 0d. 14 lb. 0 oz. 5s. 0d. 7s. 6d. 6s. 6d. 18 lb. 0 oz. 5s. 9d. 9s. 0d. 8s. 0d. 22 lb. 0 oz. 6s. 6d. 10s. 6d. 9s. 6d. Weight not over October, 1964 July, 1969 (d) Newspapers *4 oz. 3d. 4d. 6 oz. 3d. 6d. 8 oz. 4½d. 8d. 1 lb. 0 oz. 6d. 1s. 4d. 1 lb. 8 oz. 7½d. 1s. 9d. (e) Articles for the Blind 2 lb. 0 oz. ½d. Present Service 5 lb. 0 oz. 1½d. 15 lb. 0 oz. 8 lb. 0 oz. 1½d. Free 11 lb. 0 oz. 2d. 15 1b. 0 oz. 2½d. * Selection of weight steps only
2. Registration (for First Class Letters and Parcels) Fee (in addition to postage) for compensation up to: £20 … … … … … … … … 1s. 9d. 3s. 0d. £100 … … … … … … … … 2s. 1d. 3s. 0d. £200 … … … … … … … … 2s. 6d. 3s. 3d. £300 … … … … … … … … 2s. 11d. 3s. 6d. £400 … … … … … … … … 3s. 4d. 3s. 9d. 3. Recorded Delivery (for Letters First and Second Class) Fee (in addition to postage) … … … … … 6d. 9d. 300W
Value of Order Poundage Poundage 4. Postal Orders 1s. 0d. 2d. 3d. 1s. 6d. to 21s. 0d. 3d. 4d. £2 to £5 6d. 6d. 5. Inland Money Orders Not over £10 2s. 0d. 2s. 0d. £20 2s. 2d. 2s. 2s. £30 2s. 4d. 2s. 4d. £40 2s. 6d. 2s. 6d. £50 2s. 8d. 2s. 8d. (Maximum)