[CVCC] Fw: [PVRC] End of an Era - Western Union telegrams QRT

[rsmorris]

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Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:46 PM
Subject: [PVRC] End of an Era - Western Union telegrams QRT



Era Ends: Western Union Stops Sending Telegrams




After 145 years, Western Union has quietly stopped sending telegrams.
On the company's web site, if you click on "Telegrams" in the  left-side
navigation bar, you're taken to a page that ends a technological era  with
about as little fanfare as possible:

"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."

The decline of telegram use goes back at least to the 1980s, when
long-distance
telephone service became cheap enough to offer a viable alternative in  many

if not most cases. Faxes didn't help. Email could be counted as the final
nail
in the coffin.

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