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Australia Government to Telstra: “Please explain”

"In the past six years nearly 17,000 payphones have disappeared, and initial reports suggested Telstra wanted to cut 5000 of…

19 years ago

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.…

20 years ago

Groups Fight N.Y. State Prison Collect Call “Kickbacks”

"A portion of the 'overcharge' paid by inmates' families on high priced prison calls is extorted by the State of…

20 years ago

The Payphone: A Lifeline That’s Often Out of Order

TMCnet reports on Washington D.C. Payphone usage: "In some neighborhoods, pay phones always seem to be broken. It hurts poor…

20 years ago

Fugitive tracked through pay phone

In case you thought calls made from payphones were anonymous, read this story. Read more at the St. Pete Times

20 years ago

Ireland: Immigrants revive payphones

"Immigrants living in Ireland are rescuing the humble public payphone from near redundancy, according to a new survey." The same…

20 years ago

Oklahoma: Payphones Disappearing From the Scene

AT&T removes a payphone, then considers re-installing it when it's revealed that this payphone some historical significance. AT&T spokesperson makes…

20 years ago

New York: City Losing Revenue From Public Pay Phone Advertising

"[New York C]ity is being cheated out of millions of dollars a year in advertising revenue generated by street pay…

20 years ago

Pittsburgh: Pay phones losing connection

I was asked to comment for this story, but unfortunately my travel plans interfered with my ability to do so.…

20 years ago

Telecom New Zealand to remove 400 payphones

"There was a time when payphones were one of the only ways that New Zealanders could access the telephone when…

20 years ago