Power Lines For Telephones
The State Hydro-Electric Department has on order equipment which will enable it to use high-power transmission lines between Waikaremoana and Bunnythorpe for telephone communication. The practice of using transmission lines for telephone purpose has been in operation by power authorities in Great Britain, the United States of America, and other countries for some years. In New Zealand it has been used a little by the State and by some power boards. Power lines are fitted with safety coupling devices which eliminate risk. The extension of the telephone to power lines in New Zealand will supplement the private telephone system now used between its sub-station by the Hydro-Electric Department. The present telephone lines are about equal in length to the power lines themselves, and one runs from Wellington to Kaitaia in North Auckland.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 94, 14 February 1947, Page 5
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136Power Lines For Telephones Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 94, 14 February 1947, Page 5
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