In the age of cell phones, those boxy pay phone kiosks that dot city streets may seem like relics of a bygone era. Now, a new city regulation is expected to make them disappear even faster. In parts
of the city, they're still a part of the fabric of life, providing the only 911 service available on the street and handling 3.2 million calls per week on 29,000 phones citywide. But after years of
complaints by community boards to limit the visual clutter, the city agency that regulates pay phones has recently banned ads on all new kiosks in Manhattan below 96th St.
Read the whole story at New York Daily News, December 13, 2004
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