HC Deb 25 January 1973 vol 849 cc226-7W
Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what is the total loss sustained by the Post Office from illegally made long-distance telephone calls.

Sir J. Eden

The Post Office tells me that it has been investigating for some time the misuse of the telephone system. Its total loss cannot readily be estimated because many of the calls are of a type that would not otherwise be made. The Post Office has instituted wide-ranging measures to prevent abuses of the system.

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