TELEPHONE HABIT.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 329, 9 January 1937, Page 7

TELEPHONE HABIT.

Many Radio ’Phone Calls Recently. A high percentage of telephone subscribers in relation to population and a thriving business on the tel . phone toll circuits proves that New Zealanders have the tel phone habit. It is not restricted to th Hr chvn country for greater use is now b. ing made of the overseas radio telephone servic . Stimulated /by the usual Christinas and New Year concession in rates, the radio telephone 'business increas d by nearly 60 per cent, during the recent holiday period, when the overseas radio calls from Dec.mber 23 till January 3 were as follows:—To London 24; from London 7; to Australia 27; from Australia 28; total 86, comipared with 54 during the same period last year. The largest increase in business was between New Zealand and Australia, while, in addition, the radio circuit carried five broadcasts in connection with the Australia-England Test cricket match and the radio channel to and fro<m the in the Tasman was also busy.