The Telegraph Act 1899 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that allowed urban district, borough and burgh councils to construct and operate telephone exchanges, on a similar basis to the then-usual municipal provision of other utilities.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further Provision for the Improvement of Telephonic Communication, and otherwise with respect to Telegraphs. |
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| Citation | 62 & 63 Vict. c. 38 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 August 1899 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Telegraph Act 1899 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Licences were granted to Glasgow, Belfast, Grantham, Huddersfield, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Chard, Portsmouth, Hull, Oldham, Swansea, Scarborough and West Hartlepool. Six of these licences were used to provide a telephone service:
- Glasgow (1901)
- Tunbridge Wells (1901)
- Swansea (1902)
- Portsmouth (1902)
- Brighton (1903)
- Hull (1904)
Of these, only the Hull service remains as an independent operation and is now known as KCOM.
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