Tunggul Tinggi Antenna Tower, Sipitang, Sabah The first telegraph line The first telegraph line connecting to the British Resident at Perak House in Kuala Kangsar to the house of Deputy British Resident in Perak at Taiping, and was laid by the Department of Posts and Telegraph in 1874. Telekom Malaysia puts last ‘stop’ to telegram service This telegraph line measured 42.5km and travelled across a forest at Bukit Berapit, and signalled the beginning of the era of telecommunications in Malaysia. However, during Japanese occupation in World War II, the telegraph lines were nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese army. Evolution of telecommunications Phone boxes between Centre Point Shopping Mall and McDonalds, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah In 1967, the SEACOM cable line was introduced, connecting Peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak via the South China URL In 1983, the data telecommunications system was introduced. In 1985, ATUR, the first wireless telephone system was introduced by Jabatan Telekom Malaysia (JTM). In 1987, JTM was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB) or Telekom Malaysia (TM) following the National Corporatization Policy, which was launched in the 1980s. In 1988, Celcom Sdn Bhd was founded under its name STM Cellular Communications Sdn Bhd. It was the first to provide GSM based mobile services. In 1997, Telekom Malaysia introduced CDMA based mobile homeline services. In June 2012, Telekom Malaysia announced the discontinuation of telegram services with effect from 1 July 2012. Telekom Malaysia puts last ‘stop’ to telegram service Reference 
Tunggul Tinggi Antenna Tower, Sipitang, Sabah The first telegraph line The first telegraph line connecting to the British Resident at Perak House in Kuala Kangsar to the house of Deputy British Resident in Perak at Taiping, and was laid by the Department of Posts and Telegraph in 1874. This telegraph line measured 42.5km and travelled across a forest at Bukit Berapit, and signalled the beginning of the era of telecommunications in Malaysia. However, during Japanese occupation in World War II, the telegraph lines were nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese army. Evolution of telecommunications Phone boxes between Centre Point Shopping Mall and McDonalds, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah In 1967, the SEACOM cable line was introduced, connecting Peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak via the South China Sea. In 1983, the data telecommunications system was introduced. In 1985, ATUR, the first wireless telephone system was introduced by Jabatan Telekom Malaysia (JTM). In 1987, JTM was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB) or Telekom Malaysia (TM) following the National Corporatization Policy, which was launched in the 1980s. In 1988, Celcom Sdn Bhd was founded under its name STM Cellular Communications Sdn Bhd. It was the first to provide GSM based mobile services. In 1997, Telekom Malaysia introduced CDMA based mobile homeline services. In June 2012, Telekom Malaysia announced the discontinuation of telegram services with effect from 1 July 2012. Reference External links
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