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GSM payphones reach Rwandan rural communities

"MTN Rwanda says that in the past year, it has provided over 1,600 GSM based payphones for rural communities, bringing…

20 years ago

NYC: 25% of Subway Phones Don’t Work

The New York Times reports that 25% of New York City subway payphones: "lacked a dial tone, were unable to…

20 years ago

Punta Gorda: Pay phones installed at FEMA park

"Sprint has received at least 31 requests for phone service in the phase III section but will not put the…

21 years ago

New York: Spitzer Cracks Down on ETS Payphone Scam

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

21 years ago

Chicago Maroon: Traveling and telephones: a cultural gap

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

21 years ago

Washington Times: Pay phones find calling despite plunging numbers

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

21 years ago

Pay phones have become an old-fashioned hang-up

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

21 years ago

TCC Teleplex: Street Access to the Cyberhighway

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

21 years ago

Streetside Portal to Cyberspace

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

22 years ago