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(pending) (news) No More Western Union Telegrams

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ignorant_ape

posted on Feb, 3 2006 @ 08:42 AM
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After 145 years in the business , Western Union has transmited its last "STOP" . The company annouced on its website that all telegram services would cease on 27th Jan 2006 , citing the rise of the internet and ubiquitous mobile phone ownership .
 



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The Internet strikes again.

And now, thanks to the ubiquity of e-mail and instant messaging, Western Union is getting out of the telegram business,


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i have sent fewer telegrams than i have toes , but those i sent were of vital importance or meant a great deal to either me or the recipient , its a commercial descision i know , but i wish we still had the chance to indulge , as a telegram says a lot more than any other form of communication , IMHO anyway .


ekul08

posted on Feb, 4 2006 @ 06:33 AM
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Man, i didnt even realise you could still send telegrams like that!

I wish I had known they were going to cease a bit earlier, and I would have sent one for Ye Olde Times Sake. Not that I ever have before, that is.



 
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