seanwilliams@attmail.com (03/23/91)
Robert L. Oliver <cbmvax!.UUCP!robert@uunet.uu.net> writes: > Actually, in my Junior High / High School in Philadelphia (J. R. > Masterman), we had a payphone right outside the school office. > [...] I don't know if Bell would make the same decision today [...] But I > would bet that money was to be made. Students during lunch hour, teacher > personal calls, etc. My school, Susquenita Junior/Senior High, has two payphones, both of which were provided by United Telephone. One is located in the main lobby, and the other is located in the gym lobby. These are used during sports events and after school activities. The phone in the lobby is used for "whatever". There are provisions to add a second phone in the gym area, if it would eventually become necessary. The elementary school also has a payphone, located in the main lobby. All four phones are regular Northern Telecom, black, Touch-Tone payphones (LD via AT&T, if anyone wants to know). They replaced the previous rotary-style models, probably from the same manufacturer. As these are "real" telephone company-owned phones, they work just as one would expect, and they don't charge extravagant rates to do so. Equal access also is available. It should also be noted that these phones see plenty of use. They must, since the school has had at least one payphone since back when my mother went there. Sean E. Williams attmail.com!seanwilliams 333 Prospect Avenue / PO Box 227 seanwilliams@attmail.com Duncannon, PA 17020-0227 USA voicemail: +1 717 957 8139