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graph cable. As the Copenhagen local subscription covers the 

 use of the Zealand inter-town wires, the company has no trunk 

 revenue if certain express fees and charges for inserting provincial 

 subscribers' names in the Copenhagen list be excepted. As in 

 Norway, the cost of constructing and maintaining the trunks is 

 apportioned between the companies using them. The Govern- 

 ment has not interfered in any way, and has even granted way- 

 leave facilities freely when required. The Swedish and Norwegian 

 practice of booking talks over the trunks in advance is not per- 

 mitted in Denmark. 



3. International trunk communication. The lines intended 

 for this purpose are constructed and maintained by the Govern- 

 ment. Communication is at present limited to Sweden, with the 

 southern portion of which Denmark has necessarily extensive 

 commercial relations. The distance being short (10^ miles) two 

 wires of an old four-wire telegraph cable, touching at the island of 

 Hveen, have been utilised with sufficiently satisfactory results, 

 communication between Copenhagen and Stockholm (375 miles) 

 being good enough for all purposes. That there is a fair demand 

 for the Swedish connection is evidenced by the fact that 100 

 Copenhagen subscribers have already paid 2/. 15^. ^d. and had 

 their lines converted to metallic circuits in order that they may 

 use it. The company has, with the same object, also provided 

 eight of the public stations with double wires. The long-distance 

 trunk connections are made through three metallic circuit junction 

 lines which join the telephone central to the State telegraph office. 

 It is the intention to follow up the connection of Zealand with 

 Funen (completed) and Jutland (constructing) by a line to Ham- 

 burg, which will be made up as follows : 



Miles 

 Copenhagen to Korsor ...... 63 



Korsb'r to Nyborg (cable) . . . . .12 



Nyborg to Strib ....... 45 



Strib to Fredericia (cable) ..... 2 



Fredericia to Hamburg . . '. . . -155 



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4. Telephoning of telegrams. There are two distinct forms 

 of this service. Firstly, telegrams can be forwarded and received 



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