§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices are within(a) three miles and (b) five miles of a digital telephone exchange; and if he will make a statement. [131802]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonI understand from the Post Office that all but around 500 post offices are within approximately 3 km of a digital telephone exchange, enabling ISDN connections. At those offices where a normal ISDN connection is not possible an equivalent satellite link will be installed.