| Parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 1899 |
| Citation | 62 & 63 Vict. c. 38 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Royal assent | 9 August 1899 |
| Commencement | 9 August 1899[a] |
| Repeal date | 25 July 2003[b] |
| Repealing legislation | Communications Act 2003 |
| Status | Repealed |
| Original text | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/62-63/38/contents/enacted |
| Revised text | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/62-63/38/contents |
| Use new uk-leg | yes |
The Telegraph Act 1899 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed urban district, borough and burgh councils to construct and operate telephone exchanges, on a similar basis to the then-usual municipal provision of other utilities.
Licences were granted to Glasgow, Belfast, Grantham, Huddersfield, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Chard, Portsmouth, Hull, Oldham, Swansea, Scarborough and West Hartlepool. Six of these licences were used to provide a telephone service:
- Glasgow (1901)
- Tunbridge Wells (1901)
- Swansea (1902)
- Portsmouth (1902)
- Brighton (1903)
- Hull (1904)
Of these, only the Hull service remains as an independent operation and is now known as KCOM.