asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of internal (a) local and (b) trunk telephone calls, and external calls in each of the financial years from 1950 to 1960, and the percentage increase under each head in each year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone Calls.
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I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the particulars required.
NUMBER of internal (a) local and (b) trunk telephone calls and external calls in each of the financial years from 1950 to 1960 and the percentage increase under each head in each year.
|
Year ended 31st March |
Local Calls |
Percentage Increase |
Trunk Calls |
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|
Internal |
Percentage Increase or Decrease |
External |
Percentage Increase or Decrease |
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|
1950 |
63,958,000 |
8,154,000 |
971,000 |
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|
1951 |
71,304,000 |
11 |
8,816,000 |
+8 |
860,000 |
–11 |
|
1952 |
74,907,000 |
5 |
9,383,000 |
+6 |
726,000 |
–16 |
|
1953 |
78,477,000 |
5 |
10,155,000 |
+8 |
799,000 |
+10 |
|
1954 |
80,250,000 |
2 |
11,002,000 |
+8 |
920,000 |
+15 |
|
1955 |
84,161,000 |
5 |
11,964,000 |
+9 |
1,102,000 |
+20 |
|
1956 |
88,863,000 |
6 |
12,691,000 |
+6 |
1,199,000 |
+9 |
|
1957 |
91,851,000 |
3 |
12,731,000 |
+0.3 |
1,181,000 |
–2 |
|
1958 |
97,655,000 |
6 |
13,591,000 |
+7 |
1,233,000 |
+4 |
|
1959 |
107,274,000 |
10 |
14,376,000 |
+6 |
1,306,000 |
+6 |
|
1960 |
121,906,000 |
14* |
12,419,000 |
–14* |
1,412,000 |
+8 |
* General extension of range of local calls introduced 1st August, 1959 which had the effect of transferring to the local call category calls formerly classified as trunk calls.