In article <wF8Vj.9065$ko5.5658@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hmmm. It's not working, so dont call 132203 and have someone out to fix
>>> it within three days, just vandalise it instead so it permanently doesnt
>>> work?
>>
>> The phone doesn't work, how are you going to call 132203?
>
>Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
>Unlikely
>
>>> Unlikely.
>>
>> Almost guaranteed. That's why most phones used to get vandalised - in the
>
>Load of shit. Most vandalism occurs for absolutely no good reason

Not necessarily. In the one "community" I'm familiar with, the reason
for vandalism appeared to be to get the loot out of the till. However,
as I haven't been that way for several months, I don't know if Telstra
is *still* going through the regular ritual of attaching new hardware
to the entrails hanging from the back of the cabinet. Maybe they've
given up on that one by now -- I would have!

>>>>> "Under our universal service obligation, we'll generally provide a
>>>>> payphone facility to any Indigenous community or community with a
>>>>> population of more than 50 people.
>>>
>>> Should be much more than 50 people. 500 people minimum
>>
>> Grow up.
>
>Fuck em. They can pay their own way

Cheers, Phred.

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