1. ‘Telecommunication’ means communication at distance.  

2. Messages on stone columns were an efficient means of communication across long distances.  

3. The network of roads made delivering messages more reliable.  

4. Latin used as a lingua franca in Ancient Persia made communication more efficient.  

5. Smoke signals, fires, drums and pigeons were other means of sending messages in olden days.  

6. The telegraph, the telephone, Morse code and the radio were all invented in the 18th century.  

7. The television, the computer and the Internet were born in the 20th century.