A stylist learns modern meaning of 'pay phone'

Barbara James gladly accepted the call from 84-year-old client Pat Devine, who said she was running late and called from a pay phone because her cell phone had died.

James' bill from Network Communications International showed about US$37 for the quick call, about US$5 in regulatory fees and taxes, and about US$3 for a “billing cost recovery fee.”

NCIC president Bill Pope says the tiny number of collect calls makes such prices inevitable.

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