>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Post_Office
> 
> I saw that, but I didn't think it had any relevance to the conversation. 
> You mean to tell me the post office controls the phone system?

Yep. In the good old days, the GPO ran the postal system *and* the 
telephone system. Indeed, the GPO manufactured a wide range of 
electrical and electronic components. A bit like Radio Shack, 1920s style.

Why, the Colossus computer was built using only off-the-shelf parts from 
the GPO parts catalogue!

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