Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same. In 1935, Western Union has put into operation first intercity fax communication. Number of active holders of "Golden Card" of Western Union amounted to 9.5 million people worldwide. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe. In the 1910-1920 years. Western Union is actively engaged in researching, innovating in the field of data transmission.
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Number of active holders of "Golden Card" of Western Union amounted to 9.5 million people worldwide. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe. In 1935, Western Union has put into operation first intercity fax communication.
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In 1849, Selden and Sibley, the founders of the future Western Union, created the New York State Printing Telegraph Company. The first offices of company were located in the Reynolds Arcade building in Rochester, New York. The sign above the main entrance to the building - The size of the commission fee for the transfer is charged according to the Western Union tariffs and depends on the amount of money sent. Transaction with Fexco has allowed Western Union to control directly more than 10 thousand points of service, which belonged to Fexco in 7 European countries (Spain, UK, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Finland). Western Union has several divisions, with products such as person-to-person money transfer, money orders, business payments and commercial services. In the 1910-1920 years. Western Union is actively engaged in researching, innovating in the field of data transmission. In 1991, Western Union has sold some low-profit division of the company AT & T, GM Hughes Electronics, and to some others. In the same year the company changed its name to New Valley Corp.