Payphones Past

Indiana: Need a pay phone? You may be out of luck

21 years ago

"[T]here is still life left in pay phones because they serve a certain group of people, those who can’t afford…

Sweethearts of the Switchboard

21 years ago

"During an era when women were only expected to fill the strict roles of nurse, wife or school teacher, these…

North Carolina: Pay Phone Thief Sentenced

21 years ago

"Mr. Evans stole pay phones by unbolting them from their bases, and smashed them open for the money inside." Seems…

Don’t hang up yet on pay telephones

21 years ago

"There will always be a need for pay phones, said Willard Nichols, president of the Alexandria, Va.-based American Public Communications…

Pay phones hot for home decor

21 years ago

Gannon said that for most affluent people today, pay phones have been replaced completely by cell phones. "The coin drop…

Africa: Community phones change lives of Rwandan farmers

21 years ago

"In March 2004, MTN Rwanda, the only mobile telecoms company in the tiny central African nation launched a community pay…

Toledo: Lagrange neighborhood hangs up pay telephones

21 years ago

"Once deemed a necessary safety feature of any urban neighborhood, pay telephones are increasingly considered emblems of urban blight. In…

UK: ‘Lifeline’ kiosk axed by BT

21 years ago

"People in Dunbeath are up in arms about the axing of a public phone kiosk in a remote spot which…

Russia: Payphones Evolve to Keep Clients

21 years ago

"To survive the mobile boom, the friendly local payphone has undergone a few changes. Sleeker, more sophisticated and multifunctional, a…

South Carolina: Lack of pay phones causes problems for some

21 years ago

"[David] Mack, who is chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, said he remains concerned about the need for pay phones…