articles on decline of pay phones [telecom]

The following two articles from the Newark Star Ledger describe the decline in pay phones. They offer some counts of phones in service and removed:

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I wonder if some larger property owners don't realize they're paying the phoneco to provide pay phones for their property; perhaps more phones than they need.

The following article describes some crime victims who couldn't call for help. (I thought there was a law that if someone asks you to call

911 for an emergency, you were required to do so.)

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Posted 5 years ago by hancock4 in General Telecommunications Forum

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