1865 Paris : The Birth of the Union / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--To 1500.

French literature.

French literature--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

1865 Paris

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : International Telecommunication Union, 2016.

Summary:

On 17 May 1865, after two-and-a-half months of negotiations, the first real International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris by its 20 founding members, thus creating the International Telegraph Union (predecessor of ITU). This first international convention provided a framework to standardize telegraphy equipment, set uniform operating instructions and laid down common international tariff and accounting rules. This publication describes the environment that led to the founding of ITU in 1865 and provides a fascinating look at the world of communications technologies 150 years ago and how many of the challenges that led to its creation remain today.

Contents:

PARIS, 1865: THE BIRTH OF THE UNION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: THE FIRST NATIONAL NETWORKS

THE PRE-ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: CHAPPE'S SEMAPHORE

THE FIRST EUROPEAN ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH LINES

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHY: THE COMPLEX PRE-1865 DIPLOMATIC AGREEMENTS

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH AGREEMENT

WESTERN EUROPE

EFFORTS TO HARMONIZE THE TWO EUROPEAN UNIONS

THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE (PARIS, 1865)

"MODERN" PARIS IN 1865

THE NEW CONVENTION AND ITS REGULATIONS AND TARIFFS

CREATION OF THE BUREAU, NOT IN 1865 BUT IN 1868

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 1865 CONFERENCE AND ITS INTERNATIONAL TREATY

ENDNOTES

ILLUSTRATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

LA CONVENTION TÉLÉGRAPHIQUE INTERNATIONALE DE 1865 (FACSIMILE)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE, PARIS, 1865

TIMELINE AFTER 1865

150TH ANNIVERSARY PARTNERS.

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