Competition uncovers antique telephone.
(CNS): The owner of an antique phone dated to 1891 received a brand new Blackberry Bold recently as the winner of LIME’s local photo competition to commemorate World Telecommunications and Information Society Day. Entrants were asked to send in photos of their oldest telecommunications equipment. Julie Hutton, MarketingManager LIME Cayman Islands said there were plenty of old phones Rajesh Khillawa’s was the winner.
“We had lots of entries with everything from very old landline phones to some of the earlier mobile phones. We would like to congratulate Rajesh Khillawa for his winning entry which dates back to 1891,” she said.
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. the day is commemorated on 17 May which marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.
More winning photos can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/time4LIME
Category: Technology