FARTHING PHONE CALLS.
Guernsey has one telephone to every 12 inhabitants —a record for the British Empire. Condon has one to 19, Cardiff one to 22, and Hull one to 23 of the population. Guernsey telephones are State owned and calls are only one penny, with an annual rental of £2 10s. A tariff of £610s. allows 3200 free calls, and later calls at four a penny. Subscribers can listen in to church services. Overseas calls to Sark, eight miles away;, cost threepence. The Guernsey States Telephone Department pays.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3599, 3 April 1924, Page 2
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89FARTHING PHONE CALLS. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3599, 3 April 1924, Page 2
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