The Post Office Tower opens: the 20th century Big Ben' archive, 9 Oct 1965
Briefly

It was, as Mr Wilson emphasised, an operational opening and to prove the point he picked up a white telephone receiver and spoke to the lord mayor of Birmingham on a microwave circuit.
It was, he said, the nerve-centre which was going to ensure that both national and international telecommunications would be adequate for this country's needs for the next decade and beyond.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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