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charles wrote:
So you are suggesting that our memories of GPO Telecoms must be
distorted, it was in fact a modern dynamic company with the customer's
interests first and foremost, and a keen eye on deploying cutting edge
technology as soon as it became available?

It was a company which suffered under Treasury rules. They were not
allowed to keep "profits" for investment - it all went into that great
"Central Kitty". They had very good research labs but it wsn't until
they were privatised that investment in new prodcuts went ahead..

Pretty standard for many UK industries at that time both state and
private. Take the maximum you possibly can out of them. Investment was for
stupid countries like Germany.

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