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Postby coop41 » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:05 am

http://www.azcentral.com/business/consu ... 03-ON.html


AT&T drops pay phone business
Associated Press
Dec. 3, 2007 10:33 PM

SAN ANTONIO - AT&T Inc. will exit the rapidly shrinking pay phone business by the end of next year, before it becomes unprofitable, the company said Monday.
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Postby MARV » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:44 am

Well as long as they're still behind the iPhone I'd say you're still in business [;)]

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Postby Frau_Blucher » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:02 am

I guess the scene in Airplane with all the reporters running into the phone booths & knocking em over will be a thing of the past. As will the plot vehicle of not being able to find correct change to avert armageddon in Dr. Strangelove. Superman? Fugedaboutit! [:(]
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Postby phillyidol » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:16 am

This was a secret for years. They even stopped fixing broken pay phones because it was no longer worth it. One call 25 cents or one phone with a minimum payment each month. Do the math.

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