BRITISH TELEPHONE STATISTICS.
The telephone, which was at first condemned as a mere toy, has only been in general use in Great Britain for twenty years, but it has already far outstripped its elder rival, the telegraph. In the latest reports issued by the General Post Office, it is stated that ninety millions of telegrams were despatched in the United Kingdom during the year. According' to th e records of the National Telephone Company, the telephone messages for twelve months reach the astounding total of nearly six hundred and forty millions—more than seven times as many telephone calls as telegrams sent!
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 19 January 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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101BRITISH TELEPHONE STATISTICS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 19 January 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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