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U.S. agency scraps unused telegraph regulations in Trump rules purge
Reuters ^ | 10/19/17 | David Shepardson

Posted on 10/21/2017 7:26:57 PM PDT by markomalley

The U.S. government is scrapping rules on telegraphs even though carriers no longer exist, part of the Trump administration’s effort to slash regulations, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday.

The last Western Union telegram in the United States was sent in 2006 and the commission had stopped enforcing the rules in 2013. The last major telegram service worldwide ended in India in 2013.

The FCC said in a notice it was removing “outmoded regulations” on telegraphs effective in November to “further our goals of reducing regulatory burdens, eliminating unnecessary rule provisions, and making the agency as efficient and effective as possible.”

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To: markomalley
No more candy grams?


101 posted on 10/22/2017 11:11:22 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: crosdaddy
he had no idea who Joe Namath was, LOL.

I had to explain "boarding-house reach" to my pastor. Then I had to explain "boarding-house."

102 posted on 10/22/2017 11:15:41 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: headstamp 2
KIDS REACT TO LED ZEPPELIN
103 posted on 10/22/2017 11:20:33 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: Albion Wilde

I had to explain “flip side” & “8-track” to some teens & young adults at the karate dojo I go to.

yes I felt old!


104 posted on 10/22/2017 11:20:54 AM PDT by Reily
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To: SkyDancer

Totally agree. Perfect example of a tax/fee that was not meant to be permanent, but when it meant less incoming $, their promises are vacant.


105 posted on 10/22/2017 11:27:59 AM PDT by Lurkus Maximus
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To: Pray All Day
I had the characters in my murder mystery, published about 20 years ago, using phone booths. I wonder if anyone buying a copy now would even know what a phone booth was. And where does Superman change into his costume if there are no more phone booths?
106 posted on 10/22/2017 1:00:02 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney
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To: JoeFromSidney

More unforeseen consequences of the cell phone changes.

On the other hand, as far as your book goes, they can just Google it to see what phone booths were, and sometimes things from a certain time period in the past can enhance a story (such as the dated items in Sherlock Holmes stories).

If you have one, maybe you should post a link to your mystery book (from Amazon, or wherever), and you might get some more sales from FReepers.

107 posted on 10/23/2017 6:43:29 AM PDT by Songcraft
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To: markomalley

Remove these regulations:

HIPAA
Low-flow toilets
Creepy new light bulbs


108 posted on 10/23/2017 6:45:38 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: Pray All Day
Okay, at the risk of coming across as a "book pimp," the book is The Justice Cooperative, and it's available from Amazon.
109 posted on 10/23/2017 7:40:12 AM PDT by JoeFromSidney
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To: markomalley
Samuel Morse was anti-Catholic and pro-slavery. Let's tear down all the racist telegraph lines that kept minorities down!

Oh... wait a minute...

-PJ

110 posted on 10/23/2017 8:02:36 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: JoeFromSidney

Well, we had to drag it out of you, so I think that's okay!

Anyone who wants to take a look, here's the Amazon link:





"The Justice Cooperative"

(Book on Amazon)



111 posted on 10/23/2017 3:31:41 PM PDT by Songcraft
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