Canada: The Vanishing Pay Phone

Telus says they’re considering “curfewed” payphones, which function normally during the day but only allow for emergency calls after dark.

“Obviously we’re very, very cautious about removing pay phones from a low-income neighbourhood,” says Hall. “If you’ve got an area where the demographics (indicate) that a lot of people can’t afford to have a home phone, you want to make sure that there are a lot of pay phones in that neighbourhood. People rely on them not only for day-to-day phone calls, (but) also for emergency access.”

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