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O2 shuts down last public pay-phone in Czechia

Monday 21 June 2021 | 11:46 CET | News
O2 Czech Republic has closed its last pay-phone in the country, in the village of Hlubyne in Pribram municipality. The first pay-phone was launched in Czechia in 1911, and at its peak, the service reached 30,000 phones across the country. 

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Categories: General
Companies: O2 Czech Republic
Countries: Czech Republic
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