Tele letter
The Telebrief is a substantially historical mail service of the post, in which the transport of a letter by fax transmission replacing the mail via the telephone network or satellite communication or was. A customer without a fax machine can send a letter to a mailbox, similar to a telegram, using a mail form and have it sent to a receiving mailbox, from where it can then be sent to the recipient by post or express delivery or made available for collection by mailbox. Customers with fax machines can also send tele-letters directly to a post office receiving point.
history
In the USA , the Western Union introduced the Telebrief in 1970. From 1973 onwards, these faxes were sent via satellite between most industrial nations. They were able to achieve the largest market share in the 80s. Since then, they have been supplanted by companies that increasingly started using their own fax machines.
In Germany, mail was handled by the Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST . Shipping on posting was also possible on jewelry leaves. International shipping to most countries was only possible via post.
The tele letter today
In most countries, the mail service has since been discontinued as technically obsolete, including in Germany in 1999. It was never introduced in some developing countries. Direct faxing, the telegram service, which is continued as a niche product, or e-mail communication offer a replacement. In some countries (including iTelegram in the USA) the telebrief is still offered as a national niche product.