Telegrams no more. Stop. India to send world's last message July 14

[Chameleon]

 If this is really the case it is pretty historic and I thought I would share with everyone..  

 

 

144 years after Samuel Morse sent the first telegram in Washington, the world’s final telegram will be sent in India on July 14, 2013.

 

 

Telegraph services ended in the United States seven years ago, but in India, the century-and-a-half old communication medium is still widely used to send messages. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s state-owned telecom company, recently printed a message reads, “GRANDMOTHER SERIOUS. 15 DAYS LEAVE EXTENSION,†according to the Christian Science Monitor.

 

 

More: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/06/17/telegrams-no-more-stop-india-to-send-final-message-in-july/?intcmp=HPBucket

 

[KILLERGUN]

Yep.. Its true.. They decided thats it no longer economical to maintain the service, so they are shutting it down. An era comes to an end.

[Chameleon]

Yep.. Its true.. They decided thats it no longer economical to maintain the service, so they are shutting it down. An era comes to an end.

That's wild, I mean it really is historic.. A whole era really is coming to an end.. I never thought I would see this, at least not in my lifetime..

[JoeDirt]

Last time I sent a telegram was back in 1989.

[Death_Reincarnated]

Another flood of indian telecom operators is about to hit us - Sir I du not undastand wy dis telegram makes Beeep...Beeep...Beeep sound.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Death_Reincarnated

[Gorilla]

I didn't even know you could still send a telegram.