Stop ... India sends its last telegram

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years.

Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as a keepsake.

The company canceled holidays for staff at the offices to handle the rush, Shameem Akhtar, general manager at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., which runs India's telegram service, said Monday.

The company says declining revenues forced it to end the service, which had become obsolete in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones.

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Funny. Last night I was discussing how streaming video would be the end of Blu-ray.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I remember how excited and anxious my grandparents used to get when a telegram came. It was always either bad news (someone died) or good news (someone born or graduated college). They were always in English and my grandma had to take it next door to the professor neighbor to have it read.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Funny. Last night I was discussing how streaming video would be the end of Blu-ray.

On saturday night we were taking about CD's, and how iTunes and the new laptops, that no longer have CD/DVD drives, will most certainly put a end to 'tangible' music media... It's all in the cloud...