The Vanishing Pay Phone

Pay Phones Are Relics, But There's Still Demand for Them

Daniel Wheaton | April 26, 2016

Pay phones, those relics of a not-so-distant past, remain hidden among us, and many of them still work just fine.
They are quickly becoming a rare sight: Statewide, the number of pay phones has decreased by more than 70% since 2007. But there are still thousands left.

There are somewhat less than 500,000 pay phones in the United States. [See http://www.apcc.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=40]. New York City Pay Phones To Become WiFi Hotspots: Source: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/new-york-city-pay-phones-to-become-wifi-hotspots/

<more at http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-pay-phone-survive-20160426-story.html; related articles and links: https://consumerist.com/2016/04/26/5-things-we-learned-about-pay-phones-why-they-continue-to-exist/ (5 Things We Learned About Pay Phones & Why They Continue To Exist. April 26, 2016) and http://www.apcc.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=40 (FAQs about the Payphone Industry. 2016)>