Telephone application backlog in Kilkenny
The Minister reported 1,240 applicants, including about 200 businesses, and expected to connect roughly 400 applicants this year; the oldest applications date from 1973 and 1974.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of business applicants for telephone service in County Kilkenny, when a service will be provided for these applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of applicants for telephone service in County Kilkenny; when the applicant who is longest on the application list applied; when a service will be provided and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Comment on this
(Dublin South-Central): With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 13 together.
The number of applicants for telephone service at the exchanges in County Kilkenny is 1,240. These include some 200 business applicants.
Apart from two residence applications received in 1973 and 1974, which were deferred for attention because of the abnormal construction work required to provide service, the earliest applications date from 1975. It is expected that about 400 applicants mostly in the Kilkenny city area, will be given service this year. Because of congestion in Kilkenny trunk exchange on which most of the exchanges in County Kilkenny depend for switching of trunk calls, it is necessary to restrict connections for most areas of County Kilkenny to high priority applications until a new trunk exchange at Kilkenny, the building work for which is in progress, will be installed in about two years time.
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