when was the last telegram sent in the uk
Telegram messenger By the 1960s the number of telegrams being delivered had dropped to 10 million, and in 1976 only 844 were delivered.[citation needed] Consequently the Post Office took the decision in 1977 to abolish the service. The service continued for a few years and was briefly operated by British Telecom after it split from the Post Office. British Telecom announced on 19 October 1981 that the telegram would be discontinued,[1] and it was finally taken out of service on 30 September 1982 after 139 years in the United Kingdom.[2]