diff --git a/plugins/sendTelegram/sendTelegram.py b/plugins/sendTelegram/sendTelegram.py
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-#!/usr/bin/python
-# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
-
-"""
-Plugin to send FMS-, ZVEI- and POCSAG-messages via Telegram
-
-@author: Peter Laemmle
-
-@requires: Telegram BOT token, Telegram chat ID, library python-telegram-bot and optional googlemaps
-"""
-
-#
-# Imports
-#
-import logging # Global logger
-import httplib, urllib, telegram, googlemaps
-from includes import globals  # Global variables
-
-# Helper function, uncomment to use
-from includes.helper import configHandler
-from includes.helper import timeHandler
-
-# local variables
-BOTTokenAPIKey = None
-BOTChatIDAPIKey = None
-RICforLocationAPIKey = None
-GoogleAPIKey = None
-
-##
-#
-# onLoad (init) function of plugin
-# will be called one time by the pluginLoader on start
-#
-def onLoad():
-	"""
-	While loading the plugins by pluginLoader.loadPlugins()
-	this onLoad() routine is called one time for initialize the plugin
-
-	@requires:  nothing
-
-	@return:    nothing
-	"""
-	global BOTTokenAPIKey
-	global BOTChatIDAPIKey
-	global RICforLocationAPIKey
-	global GoogleAPIKey
-
-	configHandler.checkConfig("Telegram")
-	BOTTokenAPIKey = globals.config.get("Telegram","BOTTokenAPIKey")
-	BOTChatIDAPIKey = globals.config.get("Telegram","BOTChatIDAPIKey")
-	RICforLocationAPIKey = globals.config.get("Telegram","RICforLocationAPIKey")
-	GoogleAPIKey = globals.config.get("Telegram","GoogleAPIKey")
-	
-	return
-
-
-##
-#
-# Main function of plugin
-# will be called by the alarmHandler
-#
-def run(typ,freq,data):
-	"""
-	This function is the implementation of the Plugin.
-
-	If necessary the configuration hast to be set in the config.ini.
-
-	@type    typ:  string (FMS|ZVEI|POC)
-	@param   typ:  Typ of the dataset
-	@type    data: map of data (structure see interface.txt)
-	@param   data: Contains the parameter for dispatch
-	@type    freq: string
-	@keyword freq: frequency of the SDR Stick
-
-	@requires:  If necessary the configuration hast to be set in the config.ini.
-
-	@return:    nothing
-	@exception: nothing, make sure this function will never thrown an exception
-	"""
-	
-	global BOTTokenKey
-	global BOTChatIDAPIKey
-	global RICforLocationAPIKey
-	global GoogleAPIKey
-
-	try:
-		#if configHandler.checkConfig("Telegram"): #read and debug the config (let empty if no config used)
-
-			########## User Plugin CODE ##########
-			if typ == "POC":
-				logging.debug("Compose output from POCSAG-message")
-				# compose message content
-				output = timeHandler.curtime()+"\n"+data["ric"]+"("+data["functionChar"]+")\n"+data["description"]+"\n"+data["msg"]
-				
-				# Initiate Telegram Bot
-				logging.debug("Initiate Telegram BOT")
-				bot = telegram.Bot(token='%s' % BOTTokenAPIKey)	
-
-				# Send message to chat via Telegram BOT API
-				logging.debug("Send message to chat via Telegram BOT API")
-				bot.sendMessage('%s' % BOTChatIDAPIKey, output)
-
-				# Generate location information only for specific RIC
-				if data["ric"] == RICforLocationAPIKey:				
-					# Generate map
-					logging.debug("Extract address from POCSAG message")
-					address = "+".join(data["msg"].split(')')[0].split('/',1)[1].replace('(',' ').split())
-
-					logging.debug("Retrieve maps from Google")
-					url = "+".join(["http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=", address, "&size=480x640&maptype=roadmap&zoom=16&key=", GoogleAPIKey])
-					urllib.urlretrieve(url, "overview_map.png")
-					url = "+".join(["http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=", address, "&size=240x320&scale=2&maptype=hybrid&zoom=17&key=", GoogleAPIKey])
-					urllib.urlretrieve(url, "detail_map.png")
-
-					# Send message and map with Telegram
-					logging.debug("Send message and maps via Telegram BOT")
-					bot.sendPhoto('%s' % BOTChatIDAPIKey, open('overview_map.png', 'rb'))
-					bot.sendPhoto('%s' % BOTChatIDAPIKey, open('detail_map.png', 'rb'))
-
-					# Geocoding of address
-					logging.debug("Geocode address")
-					gcode = googlemaps.Client(key='%s' % GoogleAPIKey)
-					gcode_result = gcode.geocode(address)
-					logging.debug("Send location via Telegram BOT API")
-					bot.sendLocation('%s' % BOTChatIDAPIKey, gcode_result[0]['geometry']['location']['lat'], gcode_result[0]['geometry']['location']['lng'])
-
-			elif typ == "FMS":
-				logging.debug("FMS not supported yet")
-			elif typ == "ZVEI":
-				logging.debug("ZVEI not supported yet")
-			else:
-				logging.warning("Invalid Typ: %s", typ)
-			########## User Plugin CODE ##########
-
-	except:
-		logging.error("unknown error")
-		logging.debug("unknown error", exc_info=True)