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Don’t hang up yet on pay telephones

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

20 years ago

Pay phones hot for home decor

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

20 years ago

Africa: Community phones change lives of Rwandan farmers

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

20 years ago

Toledo: Lagrange neighborhood hangs up pay telephones

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

20 years ago

UK: ‘Lifeline’ kiosk axed by BT

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

20 years ago

Russia: Payphones Evolve to Keep Clients

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

20 years ago

South Carolina: Lack of pay phones causes problems for some

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

20 years ago

FCC Investigates Universal Service Fund Management

TMCnet.com reports: "Before 1996, only long-distance providers paid fees into the USF. "The Telecommunications Act of 1996 expanded the types…

20 years ago

Are days numbered for pay phones?

"Kathie Purmal used to take it for granted that a pay phone would be around in case of an emergency.…

20 years ago

NYC: Free calls have nice ring to ’em

"If there's a catch, it's that callers will be staring at ads on 6-foot-tall billboards while they jabber - not…

20 years ago