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UK: ‘Save our Phone Boxes’ Campaign continues

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

20 years ago

Sprint sees profitable future for payphones

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

20 years ago

Stehekin, Washington: A Town Without Telephones

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

20 years ago

UK: Phone boxes are vanishing from streets

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

20 years ago

UK: BT plan to cut Dundee payphones

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

20 years ago

More Than 60 Pay Phones Burglarized In The Oklahoma City Area

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

20 years ago

New York Times: The Quarterless Phone

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

20 years ago

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

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

20 years ago

Sweethearts of the Switchboard

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

20 years ago

North Carolina: Pay Phone Thief Sentenced

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

20 years ago