The International
Telecommunication Regulations deal with the requirement to provide at least a
form of telecommunication which is reasonably accessible to the public,
including those who may not be subscribers to a specific telecommunication
service. Traditionally the international public telegram service has been the
most common means of filling this need. Resolution No. 6 (World Administrative
Telegraph and Telephone Conference, Melbourne, 1988) resolves that provision
should be made to allow continued availability of traditional services as
perceived by the customer, although the communication infrastructure used to
provide that service may vary. In continuing to provide a telegram-type
service, Administrations should agree either to operate a telegram service in
accordance with Recommendation F.1, a telemessage service in accordance with
Recommendation F.40, both the telegram and the telemessage services, or to come
to some other bilaterally agreed arrangement.�
This Recommendation defines the procedure that shall be followed for
interworking between the telemessage service and the international public telegram
service, where Administrations provide one service or the other and no other
specific agreement has been reached.