Eastern Telegraph Company Explained
The Eastern Telegraph Company was founded in 1872. Its founding chairman was by John Pender, with Sir James Anderson filling the role of Managing Director.[1] It was to become the largest cable operating company in the world.[2]
The company was formed out of several smaller telegraph companies:[3] [4]
- China Submarine Telegraph Company
- British-Indian Submarine Telegraph Company
- Falmouth, Gibraltar and Malta Telegraph Company
- Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company
The company is now a dormant subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications, part of Liberty Latin America.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Records created and used by the Eastern Telegraph Company - Archives Hub . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk . JISC . 4 June 2023.
- Web site: Burns . Bill . History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Cable & Wireless . atlantic-cable.com . Bill Burns . 21 May 2023.
- Web site: Linge . Nigel . Eastern Telegraph Company . www.engagingwithcommunications.com . University of Salford . 21 May 2023.
- Noakes . Richard . Industrial research at the Eastern Telegraph Company, 1872–1929 . British Journal for the History of Science . 1 March 2014 . 47 . 1 . 119–146 . 10.1017/S0007087413000174 . 25977587 . 4427866 . 0007-0874.
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00006338/filing-history
