payphones1968

All payphones in the United States allow free 911 emergency calls, even without payment.

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"The first public payphone was installed in 1889 in Hartford, Connecticut, charging 5 cents per call."

"The United States had over 2.6 million payphones at its peak in the late 1990s."

"Payphone usage declined rapidly with the rise of mobile phones, dropping 90% between 1998 and 2006."