Eastern Telegraph Company

Eastern Telegraph Company
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorSeveral
Founded1872 (1872)
FoundersJohn Pender and James Anderson
Headquarters,
ProductsSubmarine communications cables,
ParentCable & Wireless Communications

The Eastern Telegraph Company was a British telecommunication company that operated undersea telegraph cables between the United Kingdom and India and countries on-route as well as cables from the United Kingdom to North and South America.

It was founded in 1872 and would become the largest cable operating company in the world during the 20th century.