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August 28, 2005
End ot Telegram & Telex in Malaysia
Malaysian government is considering the nearly 130 year old telegram service in the country amid falling demand and revenue.
The country's telecommunications regulatory body, in a "discussion paper" released this week, seeks the views of Malaysians on whether the telegram service - as well as telex service - is still needed alongside alternatives like e-mail and fax.
Malaysia is not legally obliged to provide the telegram service and such services had been discontinued in other places such as Singapore and Hong Kong.
Malaysia, which has a population of 26 million people, currently handles about 758,000 telegrams a year.
It said demand for the telex service was declining at an even more alarming rate. There are now only 456 customers in the country, subscribing to a total of 156 telex circuits.
Posted by admin at August 28, 2005 08:03 AM