On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:17:35 -0400, Warp wrote:

> - the telegram service in the US was discontinued on January 2006.

That's not entirely correct.  Western Union discontinued their telegram 
service in January of 2006, but there are other companies that still have 
it - iTelegram and Globegram offer telegraph service in the US and Canada.

Not directly related (since you say "in the US"), but Sweeden's company 
Telia (or TeliaSonera) still offers telegraph service in Sweeden.

Arguably, it is not used for mass communication like it once was - but 
even prior to Western Union stopping their telegram service, it had 
significantly declined.  WU's primary income, as I understand it, comes 
from processing money transfer and money orders.

Jim

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