What's In Store For Those Old Payphone Kiosks?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 5, 2014

The current contract to service NYC's payphones expires this October. Jay Cassano, senior writer at Fast Company Labs, talks about the various
proposals being floated to re-purpose the old kiosks (free wi-fi anyone?), and takes your calls with your ideas for how these phone booths should be re-purposed.

Post by Brian Lehrer.

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