See the FCC Tariff (link below) for terms & conditions regarding delivery.
Phoned-in telegrams are read to the recipient at the time
requested by sender.
If the recipient is not available, a message will be left
with a toll-free number and reference number for recipient
to call an American Telegram®
operator to receive message.
If a message can not be left for recipient, American Telegram®
will make multiple attempts to deliver message.
American Telegram® operators are
available 24 hours per day 365 days per year.
$9.95 + $0.59 per word (All charges include each word in the destination address)