Payphones Past

New York: Spitzer Cracks Down on ETS Payphone Scam

22 years ago

ConsumerAffairs.com reports: "Victims were told that they could buy the phones, lease them back to ETS to operate, and receive…

Chicago Maroon: Traveling and telephones: a cultural gap

22 years ago

"I’m convinced that while making a lot of phone calls involves little actual work, it is a tremendously draining activity.…

Washington Times: Pay phones find calling despite plunging numbers

22 years ago

"Pay phones don't get a ringing endorsement from consumers. "The popularity of cell phones has made them a lonely alternative…

Pay phones have become an old-fashioned hang-up

22 years ago

"'I would certainly think the cellphone is making the pay phone extinct,' says Merton C. Flemings, professor emeritus of materials,…

TCC Teleplex: Street Access to the Cyberhighway

22 years ago

Business Week reports: "TCC Teleplex chief Dennis Novick says pay phones with high-speed Net connections in New York City are…

Streetside Portal to Cyberspace

22 years ago

The New York Times reports:  "You have to lament what's become of the pay phone. For decades, it was a…