"Next month, the last telegram in the world will be sent when India's state-owned telecom company shuts its telegraph service. ...
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What is thought to be the first telegram - What hath God wrought - was sent in 1844 in Morse Code over an experimental line from Washington to Baltimore. In 1929, more than 200m telegrams were sent around the world."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-22953657
Ich hatte nie ein Telegramm verschickt. Ob ich jemals eines bekommen habe oder nur gelesen habe, wüßte ich jetzt auch nicht mehr ...