The thesis here is essentially that they also got regulated out of exsistance. Seen has centers of criminal activity, local government started mandating the removal of inbound calling capability and reduced the number of permits they granted for pay phone installation.
I'm not sure I totally buy this. How much money did pay phones ever make from telecoms companies, given the degree to which they got vandalized and required regular repair anyway.
I'm not sure I totally buy this. How much money did pay phones ever make from telecoms companies, given the degree to which they got vandalized and required regular repair anyway.