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Yes, relics of the past. One other thing, many of the pay phones services are now privately owned and the cost for a call is very expensive--no where near the dime it used to be. My guess is that the ones that are still out there are present due to some requirement that they be provided--like at the airports. Just a guess. I don't think the phone companies want to keep/service the phones outside of convenience stores or on street corners unless they are forced.

BTW, did you notice the receiver and cord are missing from the shot of the phone provided by osidak?

Edit: Just did some quick research. No requirements for them to be at public places, but they are often requested. They do make money, just not a lot, and 3 fifty-cent calls per day will make a phone worth keeping. All are privately operated and rates are set by the operators--no limits--but fifty-cents for a local call seems to be the norm. They are regulated and if found broken, must be fixed within a period of time.