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Wire mileage of telephones, by class of wire, June 30, 1915 and 1916
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| 1915 | 1916 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | |
| miles | ||||||
| Galvanized | 28,230 | 373,393 | 401,623 | 29,419 | 406,621 | 436,040 |
| Copper | 21,001 | 60,237 | 81,238 | 17,837 | 63,379 | 81,216 |
| Overhead cable | 358,715 | 8,521 | 367,236 | 395,042 | 4,014 | 399,056 |
| Underground cable | 600,213 | 149 | 600,362 | 682,118 | 145 | 682,263 |
| Submarine cable | 988 | 913 | 1,901 | 949 | 1,040 | 1,989 |
| Total | 1,009,147 | 443,213 | 1,452,360 | 1,125,365 | 475,199 | 1,600,564 |
| Note: Miles is a imperial measure. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
