Daily News | Philadelphians welcomed PhilTel’s first free public phone as a small way to resist big tech
A group of about 20 tech-savvy engineers and programmers gathered Saturday afternoon at a Philadelphia bookstore to celebrate the installation of an old-fashioned public pay phone.
To PhilTel supporters interviewed at the installation, the effort to restore public phones represents resistance to society’s thoughtless adoption of technology they believe could be turned on a dime into a tool of oppression, economic growth for growth’s sake despite the environmental impact, and the planned obsolescence that induces many consumers to buy new cell phones every few years.
Steve McLaughlin, the owner of Iffy Books, where he hosts workshops on things like bleeding control basics, programming, and circuit building, described the new phone as “an experiment with a shared resource.” Media coverage, including a story in The Inquirer on Dec. 3, has brought some suggestions on where the next phone might go. Possible sites include a typewriter repair store in South Philly, a library in Kensington, and a house in West Philly by a bus stop, Dank said.
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