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1 | India Stops 160-year-old Telegram Service | Hakaton'i Inde Ny Tolotra Fandefasana Telegrama Nandritra Ny 160 Taona |
2 | India's state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced that it is discontinuing its 160-year-old telegram service. | Nanambara ny orinasam-pifandraisana miankina amin'ny fanjakana ao Inde, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) fa hanapaka ilay tolotra fandefasany telegrama nandritra ny 160 taona. |
3 | Although thousands of telegrams were still being sent each day, BSNL's telegraph service was incurring huge losses. | Na dia mbola mahatratra an'arivony maro aza ireo telegrama alefa isanandro, niditra fatiantoka ny tolotra telegrafin'ny BSNL. |
4 | Only last year the telegram charges were revised down to address declining revenues, but it wasn't enough. | Vao tamin'ny herintaona dia nahena ny saran'ireo telegrama mba hiatrehana ny fitotonganan'ny vola miditra, nefa tsy ampy izany. |
5 | The service, which is the last large-scale telegram service operating in the world, will cease on 15 July, 2013. | Hifarana ny 15 Jolay 2013 io tolotra io, izay tolotra fandefasana telegrama farany indrindra midadasika mbola mandeha erak'izao tontolo izao. |
6 | The history of telegram in the country dates back to 1850 when the first telegraph message was transmitted between Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Diamond Harbour, a distance of about 50 km. | Tamin'ny taona 1850 ny niandohan'ny tantaran'ny telegrama tao amin'io firenena io rehefa nalefa ny hafatra telegrama voalohany indrindra nifandraisan'i Calcutta (ankehitriny antsoina hoe Kolkata) sy Diamond Harbour izay eo amin'ny 50 km eo ny halavirany. |
7 | Blogger and journalist Shivam VJ described the dying state of the service: | Nanoritsoritra ny endrika fialan'ain'io tolotra io ny mpitoraka bilaogy sady mpanao gazety Shivam VJ: |
8 | At their peak in 1985, 60 million telegrams were being sent and received a year in India from 45,000 offices. | Rehefa nahatratra ny fara-tampony izy tamin'ny 1985, telegrama 60 tapitrisa avy amin'ireo birao 45.000 no nalefa tao anatin'ny taona iray tao Inde. |
9 | Today, only 75 offices exist, though they are located in each of India's 671 districts through franchises. | Ankehitriny, birao 75 sisa no misy, fa miparitaka isak'ireo distrika 671 ao Inde amin'ny alalan'ny famelàna ireo orinasa hampiasa ny marikany. |
10 | And an industry that once employed 12,500 people, today has only 998 workers. | Ary raha 12.500 ireo mpiasa nokaramain'izany orinasa izany taloha, ankehitriny dia 998 sisa ireo mpiasa. |
11 | Indian Telegraph receipt dated somewhere around 1900-1904. | Rosian'ny telegrafy Indiana tany amin'ny taona 1900-1904 tany ho any. |
12 | Image from public domain via Wikimedia Commons. | Sary nalaina tany amin'ny sehatra ho an'ny dahholobe, avy amin'ny Wikimedia Commons. |
13 | Blogger and journalist Sidin Vadukut predicted five years ago at Live Mint the industry's bleak future. | Naminavina ny hoavy manjombon'ity orinasa ity ny mpitoraka bilaogy sady mpanao gazety Sidin Vadukut dimy taona lasa, tany Live Mint. |
14 | As newer technologies have made telegrams redundant, the service is facing an expected death. | Koa satria efa voasongon'ny teknolojia ny vaovao alefan'ireo telegrama, miatrika ny fahafatesany efa nampoizina io tolotra io amin'izao. |
15 | Many in social media have reminisced over the telegram's rich history. | Maro ireo nampahatsiahy ny tantara feno harenan'ny telegrama tao anatin'ny media sosialy. |
16 | Asha Perinchery remembered those golden days on her blog: | Nahatsiaro ireo fotoana namirapiratra ireo i Asha Perinchery tao anatin'ny bilaoginy: |
17 | Even for my wedding in 1983, I remember getting only telegrams for best wishes from those near and dear ones who could not attend the function. | Na tamin'ny fanambadiako tamin'ny 1983 aza, tadidiko ho tsy naharay afa-tsy telegrama aho avy amin'ireo tapaka sy namana izay tsy afaka nanatrika ilay lanonana nandefa firariantsoa ho ahy. |
18 | Michael at Mobile Marketing Watch claimed that the SMS and mobile phones have officially killed the telegram. | Nilaza i Michael tao amin'ny Mobile Marketing Watch fa namono tanteraka ny telegrama ny SMS sy ireo finday. |
19 | More than 900,000 Indians now own mobile phones and 120 million people use the Internet. | Maherin'ny 900.000 ireo Indiana ankehitriny no manana finday ary 120 tapitrisa ireo mampiasa Aterineto. |
20 | Media company MXM India wrote: | Nanoratra ny orinasa fanaovan-gazety MXM India: |
21 | Advancements in technology saw the demise of the various Ts. Trunk call first. | Nahita ny fanjavonan'ireo Ts samihafa ny fivoarana ara-teknolojia. Lasa voalohany tamin'izany ny antso “Trunk”. |
22 | The telex and teleprinter and now the telegraph. | Nanaraka azy ny “telex” sy ny “telescripteurs” ary avy eo ny telegrafy. |
23 | More reactions were seen on Twitter. | Mbola maro ireo fihetseham-po hita tao amin'ny Twitter. |
24 | Twitter user @TeeKay_Inc wrote: | Nanoratra ny mpampiasa Twitter @TeeKay_Inc: |
25 | @TeeKay_Inc: End of an era. | @TeeKay_Inc: Fahataperanà vanim-potoana iray. |
26 | Stop. | Tapitra. |
27 | India scraps the telegram. | Manary ny telegrama i Inde. |
28 | Stop. | Tapitra. |
29 | Hindustan Times journalist Madhavan Narayan (@madversity) contrasted the cost of telegrams and smartphones: | Nanohatra ny saran'ireo telegrama tamin'ny smartphones ny mpanao gazety ao amin'ny Hindustan Times, Madhavan Narayan (@madversity): |
30 | @madversity: In 1960s/70s, it used to cost 10 rupees for a two-word telegram from north to south India. | @madversity: Tamin'ny taona 1960/70, 10 roupia ny telegrama mirakitra teny roa avy any avaratr'i Inde mankany atsimo. |
31 | Now we are video-calling real-time almost free | Ankehitriny dia afaka mifandray mivantana amin'ny alalan'ny lahatsary isika, izay saika maimaim-poana. |
32 | Technologist ManasRM (@ManasRM) eulogized the service: | Nanome voninahitra io tolotra io ny Teknolojista ManasRM (@ManasRM): |
33 | @ManasRM: R.I.P India Post telegram service - a bearer of good or bad news for me during my grad days. | @ManasRM: Mandria Ampiadanana ry tolotra fandefasana telegraman'ny Paositra ao Inde - izay nizaka ireo vaovao mahafaly sy ratsy ho ahy nandritra ireo andron'ny fanomezana ny maripahaizako. |
34 | The status of telegram services worldwide is available here. | Hita eto ny endrik'ireo tolotra fandefasana telegrama eran-tany. |