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Telephones in use and mileage of wire, by province, June 30, 1916, with total, 1913 to 1916
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| Telephones in use | Wire | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Energy | Magneto | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | |
| number | miles | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 1,313 | 1,038 | 2,351 | 1,304 | 2,357 | 3,661 |
| Nova Scotia | 14,437 | 8,812 | 23,249 | 26,869 | 16,065 | 42,934 |
| New Brunswick | 10,414 | 8,361 | 18,775 | 19,330 | 9,922 | 29,252 |
| Quebec | 65,686 | 30,954 | 96,640 | 245,922 | 59,693 | 305,615 |
| Ontario | 136,650 | 112,330 | 248,980 | 423,055 | 180,562 | 603,617 |
| Manitoba | 29,410 | 18,493 | 47,903 | 109,688 | 64,653 | 174,341 |
| Saskatchewan | 9,906 | 20,314 | 30,220 | 61,330 | 85,313 | 146,643 |
| Alberta | 18,269 | 16,757 | 35,026 | 102,906 | 45,070 | 147,976 |
| British Columbia | 37,024 | 7,898 | 44,922 | 134,729 | 11,197 | 145,926 |
| Yukon | - | 355 | 355 | 232 | 367 | 599 |
| Total 1916 | 323,109 | 225,312 | 548,421 | 1,125,365 | 475,199 | 1,600,564 |
| Total 1915 | 313,225 | 219,865 | 533,090 | 1,009,147 | 443,213 | 1,452,360 |
| Total 1914 | 310,166 | 210,978 | 521,144 | 962,947 | 380,143 | 1,343,090 |
| Total 1913 | 269,843 | 193,828 | 463,671 | 755,588 | 336,999 | 1,092,587 |
| Note: Miles is a imperial measure. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
