End of the road for highway phone boxes

Highway emergency phones are being phased out by many states, which have been spending a fortune to maintain them, even as cellphone-equipped drivers have all but ceased using them. [via Engadget]

"In Rhode Island, the cost-per-call had crept up to about $7,000 when the state got rid of its call-boxes last year.

Parts have also become hard to find; Louisiana bought old boxes from Minnesota for parts when the latter state stopped using them a few years ago. Of course, in sparsely populated states where cell towers are widely spaced, the boxes could be a lifeline if you're stuck".

emily | 1:58 PM | News, Buzz |
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