Fax for the memories: Ofcom backs death warrant for 80s office staple

Communications watchdog supports removal of fax services from rules governing telecoms provisionFor 20 years, the fax machine’s beeping, static-strewn screech was the sound of the future. But the pace of technology is pitiless: like carrier pigeons, portable cassette players and videocassette recorders, the fax machine is finally an official relic of the past.The death sentence was handed down on Tuesday in the form of Ofcom’s announcement that it was minded to back the government&rs