Laurent CheylusAn US electrical Engineer has bought secondhand pay Phones from sites like eBay and Craigslist, restored them in his home Workshop, modified them to make free Calls, and set them up in 3 different Towns across the County #DIY https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5484013/engineer-restores-pay-phones-for-free-public-use
skuaThe provider of public phones in #Australia has, from what I've seen locally, taken a similar tack.
They're free - when you can find one.
National and mobile AFAIK.
Thinking it comes down to "It's cheaper and more reliable this way."
I think the provider is #Telstra - the remnant of #Telecom, formerly Post Master General?
#PublicPhones #PayPhones