Fifty years ago | ‘Aluminium conductors cause phone faults’
A 1976 report from The Hindu discusses technical issues with telephone lines in Hyderabad caused by the use of aluminium conductors. Experts at the time recommended reverting to copper wiring to improve service reliability.
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Hyderabad, October 6: Due to the extensive use of aluminium conductors, quite often “disconnection faults occur on the telephone lines”, resulting in the telephones becoming ‘dead’, according to Mr. K.S. Krishnamurthy Rao, Sub-Divisional Officer, Telephones, at the Saifabad Exchange here.
In a paper presented at the seminar on “Improved Service to Telephone Users”, organised by the Junior Engineers (Telcom) Association, Mr. Krishnamurthy Rao said an expert committee constituted by the Indian Post and Telegraphs Department had “discouraged” the use of aluminium conductors and suggested “reversion to copper”. “If this is implemented, I am sure, we will be improving our services to a large extent”, he said.
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