§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Postmaster-General (1) what was the number of applications waiting for telephone connections in the Rhondda in January and December, 1968;
(2) how many telephone subscribers in Rhondda who have informed his Department of their desire for a private line are at present compelled to share a line with another subscriber;
(3) what is the average length of time which a customer has to wait for a telephone installation in Rhondda.
§ Mr. Stonehouse48 and nil respectively.
I regret that figures for residential shared service subscribers who want exclusive lines are not available. 129W All orders are now accepted on demand; 70 per cent. are completed within two weeks and the remainder over the following few weeks.