TELEGRAPH

TELEGRAPH

Telegram is a common man's communication need.The first telegraph message was transmitted live on Morse through electrical signals between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour on 5th November 1850.The Telegraph services were opened to public during Februray 1855.

To implement modern technology in the telegraph network a National Message Switching Network Plan was prepared in 1986.

The growth of Telegraph services has been affected owing to the impact of other non-voice services and improvement in density of telephones, nevertheless the service has social relevance and historical importance.

All the cities(300) and towns (4689) as per 1991 census and a large number of villages have access to Public Telegraph Services through Telegraph Offices.

Telegraph services are being provided through Telegraph offices , Telecom Centres and BureauFAX centres. A number of new types of telegraph services such as Store & forward message switching system , electronic key-board concentrator , electronic teleprinters and formatted terminals have been introduced.
Express Money Transfer Service which aims at delivering money within few hours after rendering at the counter of a telegraph office was introduced in A.P. Telecom Circle on experimental basis.This service is being made available at many of the stations in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka , Maharashtra and metro cities of Delhi & Calcutta.

Apart from the facility of booking of telegrams, following services are also offered in some Telegraph Offices:

FAX Service is available at many selected telegraph offices for national and international outgoing and incoming messages
A new class of telegram "Fax Telegrams" is available for public.
Booking of telegrams on phone/Telex.
Delivery of telegram over Telex /Phone if the same is specified in the address of the telegram.
Delivery of telegrams through Fax ,if the telegrams contain fax numbers in the address.




	TELEGRAPH Telegram is a common man's communication need.The first telegraph message was transmitted live on Morse through electrical signals between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour on 5th November 1850.The Telegraph services were opened to public during Februray 1855. To implement modern technology in the telegraph network a National Message Switching Network Plan was prepared in 1986. The growth of Telegraph services has been affected owing to the impact of other non-voice services and improvement in density of telephones, nevertheless the service has social relevance and historical importance. All the cities(300) and towns (4689) as per 1991 census and a large number of villages have access to Public Telegraph Services through Telegraph Offices. Telegraph services are being provided through Telegraph offices , Telecom Centres and BureauFAX centres. A number of new types of telegraph services such as Store & forward message switching system , electronic key-board concentrator , electronic teleprinters and formatted terminals have been introduced. Express Money Transfer Service which aims at delivering money within few hours after rendering at the counter of a telegraph office was introduced in A.P. Telecom Circle on experimental basis.This service is being made available at many of the stations in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka , Maharashtra and metro cities of Delhi & Calcutta. Apart from the facility of booking of telegrams, following services are also offered in some Telegraph Offices: FAX Service is available at many selected telegraph offices for national and international outgoing and incoming messages A new class of telegram "Fax Telegrams" is available for public. Booking of telegrams on phone/Telex. Delivery of telegram over Telex /Phone if the same is specified in the address of the telegram. Delivery of telegrams through Fax ,if the telegrams contain fax numbers in the address.