>> Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
>> Unlikely
>
> There's sure to be a few other phones. But the only people who use
> payphones are people who haven't got access to any other phone. And if
> the payphone's fucked, they've got no way of reporting it. Tel$cum must
> have known though, because someone should be attending to empty it every
> now and then.

Maybe once every 3 months, depending on the revenue.
Most of those USO phones in the bush dont make real cash