Today is the day that the telegram died in India. The last operating telegram system closed today, ending a 162 year old service that was expectedly overshadowed by faster, newer, and cooler technology.
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said in an online statement that the company will be shut down, citing "declining revenues" as the reason to the inevitable death of the service. The employees of the company will be offered new positions in the state-run company's telephone divisions, such as landline, mobile, and internet.
Most state postal offices have failed to gain any profit ever since Twitter, Facebook, and other quick messaging tools became available to the consumer. The United States post office posted a US$16 billion loss last year, and another US$1.9 slash in funds in the first three months of this year.
There are currently 85.65 million people subscribed to Airtel, India's number one mobile service provider. In total, over 340 million people use instant messaging and mobile service in India.
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