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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Western Telegraph Company Ltd
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Description area
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History
This company operated services over most of Latin America, including Brazil. It absorbed a number of smaller companies. In 1929 the Western Telegraph Company and the Eastern Telegraph Company amalgamated to form Cable and Wireless Ltd.