Modern life would be unimaginable without telecommunications. Telephone, fax and TV are already household words. New terms like pager, mobile phone and E-mail are entering our daily life at a rapid pace. Telecommunications have penetrated nearly every aspect of modern life and are fast changing the way we live.
It is no exaggeration to say that telecommunication bring huge profits and great convenience on our daily life. For instance, the telephone makes it possible for people in different places to talk to one another. pager and mobile phone enable us to make a phone call regardless of time and place. Compared with ordinary mail delivery, or even with express airmail delivery, electronic mail delivers mails much faster and at a surprisingly cheap price, no matter where the receiver is. Surfing the Internet is also a by-product of telecommunication, which, provides us with easy access to a wealth of information. Furthermore, thanks to the rapid growth of telecommunications, business corporations can manage business affairs far more efficiently through phone, fax, and on-line computer.
However, there are disadvantages brought about by telecommunication, such as phone bills for unnecessary talks, the disturbance of unwanted or wrong calls, and the attraction of hot-line services, etc. Yet by and large, telecommunications bring more benefit than harm to our life. By shortening distance, telecommunication enhance efficiency in our commercial activities, save time and money in promoting interpersonal relations as well as in acquiring knowledge and accumulating information. Telecommunication have changed and will change our way of life.
如果没有电信现代生活将不可想象。电话，传真，电视已经是家庭的话。新的词汇如寻呼机，移动电话和电子邮件是以快速的步伐进入我们的生活。电信渗透近现代生活的各个方面，正在快速改变我们的生活方式。
可以毫不夸张地说，电信带来丰厚的利润，在我们的日常生活带来极大的便利。例如，电话使人们有可能在不同的地方互相交谈。传呼机和移动电话使我们打电话的时间和地点电话。相比普通邮件，甚至快邮递，电子邮箱提供的邮件更快，在一个令人惊讶的价格便宜，无论是哪里的接收机。上网也是一种副产品，电信，为我们提供了便捷丰富的信息。此外，由于电信业的快速增长，企业可以更有效地通过电话，传真和网上计算机管理商业事务。
然而，电信也带来的弊端，例如电话帐单不必要的会谈，干扰无用或错误来电，和热线服务等吸引，但总的来讲，电信带来的益大于弊。通过缩短距离，提高通信效率的商业活动，促进人际关系，以及在获取知识和信息的积累节省时间和金钱。电信已经改变并将继续改变我们的生活方式。