Last Chance to send a Telegram

Chinwi · 1 Last Chance to send a Telegram Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:23 pm

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Today, 30th September 2013 is the last day for 157 year old Telegram service in Sri Lanka.

You have few more hours to send your last telegram, if you collect souvenirs.

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Market.Player · 2 Re: Last Chance to send a Telegram Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:37 pm

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hariesha · 3 Re: Last Chance to send a Telegram Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:58 pm

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Not Today.

Telegram service in Sri Lanka to be terminated from October
Thu, Aug 29, 2013, 08:54 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Aug 29, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government plans to stop the telegram service in the country from the end of October.

Telecommunication & Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said the service would be discontinued from October 31st.

Postal Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando has earlier said that transmitting telegrams through a network of postal messengers across the country was too expensive.

According to him, telegrams while being too expensive have competition from e-mail, courier and short message services on mobile phones.

The Telecommunication & Information Technology Ministry says that only an average of about 50 telegrams are being sent on a daily basis.

UKboy · 4 Re: Last Chance to send a Telegram Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:45 pm

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India did the same few months back.

As Chinwi said it's time to send some souvenir messages.

Last-minute rush as India stops telegram service

Thousands of Indians crammed into telegram offices on Sunday to send souvenir messages to friends and family in a last-minute rush before the service shuts down after 162 years.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/14/last-minute-rush-as-india-stops-telegram-service/

Kithsiri · 5 Re: Last Chance to send a Telegram Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:46 am

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Chinwi wrote:Today, 30th September 2013 is the last day for 157 year old Telegram service in Sri Lanka.
You have few more hours to send your last telegram, if you collect souvenirs.
අසනීපයි . නිවාඩු අයදිමි .

Sorry to have missed this. Shocked

Redbulls · 6 Telegram service passes away Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:16 pm

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TUESDAY, 01 OCTOBER 2013 17:20
The Telegram Service with a 150-year-old history came to an end today and was replaced by the Tele -Mail service.

The Telegram Service which brings back nostalgic memories of a different kind of ‘short message service’ was taken over by the Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd, the successor to the Telecommunications Department with the Postal Department being responsible only for the delivery of telegrams.

Postmaster General Rohana Abeyratne said the Telegram Service had ceased to function with immediate effect and that the Tele-Mail service first introduced in 2000, was now available at all post offices in the country. He said the telegram service which was incurring losses had to be replaced to avoid further losses. Mr. Abeyratne said the telegram service had lost its glamour and was not much in demand.

Post and Telecommunications Minister Jeewan Kumaratunga said the Tele-Mail system would provide a better service to the people and that public servants would be able to use it to request leave of absence with documentary proof in case of an emergency.

He said steps would be taken to avoid technical defects and improved in consultation with the public.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/36354-telegram-service-passes-away.html