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		chiph on April 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mark Zuckerberg's phone number appeared among the ... Can Congress use their franking privilege to send texts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franking#Franking_privilege

riffic on April 5, 2021 [–]

That particular privilege only exists for the postal service, not the 'ma bell' telecommunications network.

edit: but now I'm curious if franking privileges were ever extended to telegrams.

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