asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state the number of miles of telephone cable which were laid on (a) co-axial circuits, and (b) other trunk circuits in each calendar year from, and including, 1950; further, the number of miles of cable which it is proposed to lay in the current year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone Cables.
The information sought by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the official report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Mileage of circuits in co-axial cables |
Mileage of circuits in other cables |
|
1950 |
663 |
Nil |
|
1951 |
5,001 |
Nil |
|
1952 |
9,540 |
47 |
|
1953 |
2,880 |
15 |
|
1954 |
1,650 |
177 |
|
1955 |
3,650 |
225 |
|
(estimated) |
(estimated) |
NOTES.
(1) These figures are net—allowance being made for cessation of superseded circuits.
(2) Figures are for internal trunk routes, i.e., they do not include circuits provided in cross-Channel cables.