<P> Telecommunications in India began with the introduction of the telegraph . The Indian postal and telecom sectors are one of the worlds oldest . In 1850 , the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour . In 1851 , it was opened for the use of the British East India Company . The Posts and Telegraphs department occupied a small corner of the Public Works Department , at that time . </P>
<P> Telecommunications in India began with the introduction of the telegraph . The Indian postal and telecom sectors are one of the worlds oldest . In 1850 , the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour . In 1851 , it was opened for the use of the British East India Company . The Posts and Telegraphs department occupied a small corner of the Public Works Department , at that time . </P>
when was first telegraph line started in india
when was first telegraph line started in india
1850
1850