In article , bud--
writes

Last I heard UK phone entry protectors did not clamp the voltage to
earth.

You're quite correct. It's a practice that the GPO (forerunner to
British Telecom) abandoned in the 1960s, showing how up to date w_'s
"knowledge" is.

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