NYC phone booths to get second lives as slate stalls

Believe it or not, but there are still hundreds, nay, thousands of phone booths on the market at the streets of latest York City. Obviously, within the age of the ever present smartphone, most of them go untouched -- though, usually that has more to do with some mysterious substance covering the handset. The town is preparing to update this urban staple by replacing the touch tone quarter eaters with 32-inch touchscreens. The large slates will offer a fast connection to 311 for requesting info and filing complaints, in addition to interactive guides to the neighborhood. In preference to being an area to prank call 1-800 numbers, the telephone booth will now become your one stop shop for eaterie suggestions and native landmark locations. 250 of the devices are being provided for free by City24x7 for a pilot program and, if all goes well, the corporate and town will split revenue generate from ad sales following an expanded roll out. bet we'll be a number of the first people in the street to position these through their paces once they make their expected debut in May.

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