[GreenKeys] Where was the "Telegraph" in AT&T?

[David Breneman]

On Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 03:32:46 PM PST, Bruce Gentry via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote: 


>...However, how did one send a telegram via AT&T? 

When AT&T started expanding (I think it was still called
the American Bell Telephone System) Western Union started
to compete with them for telephone service.  So AT&T
decided it would invade WU's turf the way WU had invaded
theirs.  There was soon a settlement reached that kept
both companies focused on their own key product, but by
that time American Bell had already changed its name.