I remember reading some stats on the Telstra phone boxes, they help a lot of people in need. A ton of calls go to emergency services, government services, etc.

I would be keen to know the total cost to run and maintain everything. There is a ton of boxes still around.

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xattt 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> A ton of calls go to emergency services, government services, etc.

Is it common for providers to charge for emergency service access? I thought this was a given.

	▲	toast0 4 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My voip line has a charge for (e)911. I can pay $1.50 per month or $75 per call. Since my local police department has no direct dial number, non-emergency calls are routed through 911; that's pretty unusual, but I don't want to pay $75 to call police non-emergency, so I pay the $1.50. I've never seen emergency calling broken out on my bill from an ILEC though.
	▲	dwattttt 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I believe emergency services calls are free. The cost being talked about is the maintenance cost to the provider.