Indo European Telegraph Dept
Other Business Names:
- Imperial & International Communications Ltd
- Cable & Wireless Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Telecommunication & postal services
Telecommunication services
Notes:
Established in 1860s to construct overland telegraph system in Persia to create telegraph communication between India with London. A department of the British India government with headquarters in London. Line completed 1865 when first telegraph service began between India and Calcutta. Department closed 1931 when interests acquired by Imperial & International Communications Ltd later subsumed into Cable & Wireless Ltd
Publications:
- Formation of the Indo European Telegraph Line. Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Persia, 1855-1865 by Shahvar, S
- Indo European Telegraph Department, 1865-1931 by Hall, Lesley A
- Indo European Telegraph Dept by Simpson, Maurice G
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Imperial & International Communications Ltd
- Cable & Wireless Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Telecommunication & postal services Telecommunication services
Notes:
Established in 1860s to construct overland telegraph system in Persia to create telegraph communication between India with London. A department of the British India government with headquarters in London. Line completed 1865 when first telegraph service began between India and Calcutta. Department closed 1931 when interests acquired by Imperial & International Communications Ltd later subsumed into Cable & Wireless LtdPublications:
- Formation of the Indo European Telegraph Line. Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Persia, 1855-1865 by Shahvar, S
- Indo European Telegraph Department, 1865-1931 by Hall, Lesley A
- Indo European Telegraph Dept by Simpson, Maurice G