The story says it all. This is an example what happens when public service regulation is abandoned and replaced by "market forces." To my mind, even the ridiculousness of the high cost is overshadowed by the total lack of working payphones almost everywhere in North America. If people do not have a cell, do not have their cell with them, or their cell battery is dead, then they'd better not need to contact anyone, or they'd better be ready to ask to borrow a stranger's phone. Perhaps you can ask that creepy guy lurking in the parking lot that made you want to call someone in the first place! Another non-cell user, Christopher J. Richter Associate Professor, Communication Studies Hollins University 8015 Quadrangle Lane PO Box 9652 Roanoke, VA 24020-1652 Tel: 5403626358 Fax: 5403626286 crichter@hollins.edu www.hollins.edu -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of jc u Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:32 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] pay phones http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus22-2009nov22,0,1728039.column Does anyone have comments on this issue of pay phones,? From a non cell phone user, joan canada _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/