asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of maintenance and installation staff employed by his Department per 1,000 telephone subscribers; and the equivalent ratios for other EEC countries.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
150.
Statistics are kept on the basis of the number of working lines, not subscribers—some subscribers have more than one working line. The average number of maintenance and installation staff per 1,000 working lines is 17.33.
The corresponding ratios for other EEC countries are not available.