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Telephone booth

For another use, see Telephone Booth (song). "Phone Booth" redirects here. For other uses, see Phone Booth (disambiguation).
Replicas of British red telephone boxes in South Lake, Pasadena, California
Classic style mid-20th century US telephone booth in La Crescent, Minnesota, May 2012

A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box[1][2] is a tiny structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience; typically the user steps into the booth and closes the booth door while using the payphone inside.

In the United States and Canada, "telephone booth" (or "phone booth") is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the Commonwealth of Nations (particularly the United Kingdom and Australia), it is a "phone box".[3]

Such a booth usually has lighting, a door to provide privacy, and windows to let others know if the booth is in use. The booth may be furnished with a printed directory of local telephone numbers, and in a formal setting, such as a hotel, may be furnished with paper and pen and even a seat. An outdoor booth may be made of metal and plastic to withstand the elements and heavy use, while an indoor booth (known as a silence cabinet) may have more elaborate design and furnishings.[4] Most outdoor booths feature the name and logo of the telephone service provider.

  1. ^ "Phone Boxes". legendarydartmoor.co.uk. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ Discussion Note on Phone Boxes, Kiosks and ATM machines at Urban Design London
  3. ^ Sag, Ivan; Baldwin, Timothy; Bond, Francis; Copestake, Ann; Flickinger, Dan. "Multiword Expressions: A Pain in the Neck for NLP" (PDF). Stanford University. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Public Telephones". Melchior Telematics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2007.

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