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Payphone Story – Global History of Payphones and Phone Booths

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BT-CT34 Sovereign Keypad Payphone

Introduced in the late 1990s, the Sovereign Card Payphone SC1 was a wall-mounted, card-only unit by British Telecom, manufactured by Landis & Gyr. Accepting optical Phonecards, it featured a small monitor and keyboard, briefly supporting limited email and internet access during a short-lived global experiment with web-connected payphones.

NameSovereign Keypad Payphone
Datec. 2000
ManufacturerLandis & Gyr
Usageweb connected payphone

Development of the Sovereign Card Payphone

Sovereign Card Payphone

The Sovereign Card Payphone (SC1) was introduced by British Telecom in the late 1990s as a wall-mounted, card-only public payphone designed to accept BT optical Phonecards. Manufactured by Landis & Gyr, the SC1 had a small monitor and keyboard, allowing calls and limited email internet connectivity. Most providers around the world had a very brief foray into web connected payphones.
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