Payphones Past

Ireland: Immigrants revive payphones

21 years ago

"Immigrants living in Ireland are rescuing the humble public payphone from near redundancy, according to a new survey." The same…

Oklahoma: Payphones Disappearing From the Scene

21 years ago

AT&T removes a payphone, then considers re-installing it when it's revealed that this payphone some historical significance. AT&T spokesperson makes…

Scottsdale firm lets callers dial for free

21 years ago

"A Scottsdale company believes it has an answer for the struggling pay-phone business: Let customers dial a call for free."…

New York: City Losing Revenue From Public Pay Phone Advertising

21 years ago

"[New York C]ity is being cheated out of millions of dollars a year in advertising revenue generated by street pay…

Pittsburgh: Pay phones losing connection

21 years ago

I was asked to comment for this story, but unfortunately my travel plans interfered with my ability to do so.…

Telecom New Zealand to remove 400 payphones

21 years ago

"There was a time when payphones were one of the only ways that New Zealanders could access the telephone when…

Cell phone use changes life in Africa

21 years ago

This article implies that payphones are irrelevent in the African communications revolution being brought about by cell phone service. In…

New Hampshire Town Saves its Only Pay Phone

21 years ago

The New York Times reports: "[T]ownspeople were determined to keep the phone when the telephone company, Verizon, said in 2000…

FTC Targets Internet Kiosk Fraudsters

21 years ago

Internetnews.com reports: "It seemed like a great idea: own fee-based, public Internet terminals located in malls and rake in the…

Jerusalem ‘payphone war’ heats up

21 years ago

Growing phenomenon in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods: Payphones locked by chains on weekends and holidays 'to prevent Sabbath desecration by Christians'…