WIRELESS
ITS EFFECT ON CARLE SERVICES
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright-. Australian Press Association
(Received 12th April, 11 a.m.)’ LONDON. 11th Aprij
The annual report of the Western Union Telegraph, commenting. on the extraordinary advance of radio invention and its elf I*l l on the Atlantic' and Pacific circuits, says:—"We are frequently asked what is the effect of radio upon the cable business. Our 'reply is that radio has increased the volume of communications, stimulated service, and developed trade to countries where cables are less effective because of our terminal delays on Government land lines. Oil the other hand, cable traffic has materially increased between points where the cable companies control terminal facilities. The policy of the Western Union is against a telegraph cable monopoly, because competition is salutary and stimulating. and in the public interest should he maintained."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 April 1928, Page 5
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139WIRELESS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 April 1928, Page 5
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