asked the Minister for the Posts and Telegraphs when the necessary repairs will be carried out and telephone service restored to a person (details supplied) in Dublin who is unable to make STD calls since November 1978 and who has complained for over two years seeking an improvement in the service.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
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The subscriber's line has been checked and no fault was found that would affect STD service. Such difficulties as the subscriber has experienced appear to have been due to congestion in the trunk network affecting subscribers generally. Service on the line will, however, continue to be monitored.
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asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in respect of telephone subscribers in the Waterford 051 district the countries to which these subscribers have direct dialling facilities and the other countries to which it is envisaged they will have direct dialling facilities in 1980 and 1981.
Subscribers with international dialling facilities in the Waterford 051 district can dial calls directly to the following countries/areas: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (D.R.), Germany (F.R.), Gibraltar, Greece, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, USA (Excl. Alaska/Hawaii), USSR and Yugoslavia.
Subject to the agreement of the telecommunication authorities concerned it is planned to extend direct dialling facilities in 1980 and 1981 to the following countries/areas: Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Dominican, Republic, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Korean Republic, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Nevis, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rumania, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British) and Virgin Islands (USA).