AT&T exits the payphone business
The phone at San Diego County's Sweetwater Campground worked fine until yesterday. Then it was administratively failed. This afternoon a contractor came out and removed the equipment. We chatted briefly, as he loaded the last of the structure into his truck.
The end of an era. I suppose they'll keep their jail contracts, there's wicked good money in overcharging a population that has to go LD to family and friends, not to mention members of the defense bar, or courts' clerks, for case management.
