From the monopoly of the Postmaster General are excepted telegraph and telephone lines, ‘A’ to ‘A,’ between houses and offices of the same owner, under sec. 5 of the Telegraph Act 1869, but not ‘A’ to ‘B’ lines, between establishments of different owners. Electric signals without telephones fall within the monopoly.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), the Earl of Halsbury, Lords Macnaghten, Collins, and Gorell
Citations:
[1909] UKHL 1040, 46 SLR 1040
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Utilities
Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.620576
