Payphones Past

End of an era: Benner-Nawman produces final phone booths

21 years ago

The Wickenberg Sun reports: "According to Benner-Nawman President Ed Kientz, the decline of the telephone booth business began with the…

Man convicted in $414 million phone scam

21 years ago

"A jury found Charles Edwards, who founded ETS Payphones a decade ago, guilty of 83 counts of wire fraud, money…

Were ETS Payphones a Fraud?

21 years ago

"Charles Edwards was a failed entrepreneur who found gold in 1996 when the pay telephone industry was deregulated. "But Edwards'…

UK: ‘Save our Phone Boxes’ Campaign continues

21 years ago

"These phone boxes provide a lifeline in many rural communities, both for visitors and the people who live there. "In…

Sprint sees profitable future for payphones

21 years ago

This memo from Sprint's corporate intranet was sent to the Payphone Project by a Sprint employee. While the death knells…

Stehekin, Washington: A Town Without Telephones

21 years ago

"If telephones ever come to Stehekin, a lot of tourist brochures will need editing. Most locals use two-way radios to…

UK: Phone boxes are vanishing from streets

21 years ago

"Councillor Keith Sharp said: "We have made a request for the phone box in Francis Gardens to be removed because…

UK: BT plan to cut Dundee payphones

21 years ago

“There are 6200 payphones in Scotland and over two-thirds of these no longer cover their costs.” Read more

More Than 60 Pay Phones Burglarized In The Oklahoma City Area

21 years ago

"Sooner Telecommunication officials belief the thief is either a pay phone technician or someone who has worked in the field.…

New York Times: The Quarterless Phone

21 years ago

The New York Times reports on Popa Media's free public phones, paid for by advertising: "'Verizon, they went to 50…