Telegraph no more
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Time to move on. Time for the era of emails, text messages and instant messengers.
Western Union announces the end of its telegram 146-year-old service. It was inaugurated in 1861 (twenty years later after the first telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse) and continued without interruption until 2006, until the short ‘telegraph’ posted on the company website: “Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative.”
Now, the only chance to see people sending telegraphs is in movies. (via wired)
Jan 26, 2007 | By Nuno
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