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They were two distinctly different devices and systems. Telegraph messages were sent over different wires using different equipment.

The proliferation of phone lines probably brought down the cost of sending a telegraph, since the lines COULD share the same poles - sort of how the advent of the internet, fiber-optic data traffic and cable TV have brought down the cost of landline phone calls.

However, in my opinion the telephone all but killed the telegraph as a means of communication. I can't remember the last time I spoke with anyone who had sent or received a telegraph message!

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