Play Meter

Issue: 1985 February 15 - Vol 11 Num 3

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CONTENTS/volume 11. Number 3/Februory 15, 1985
FEATURES
Deja Vu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pay telephones ore attracting operators' eyes. For some it may sound like a
great ideo; for others, It's reminiscent of the big pitch they heard a couple of
years ago when video games were hot. Are pay telephones the real thing
or just a deja vu experience for Investing operators?
Private Pay Phone State Status Report . . . 22
A complete state-by-state rundown on the stotvs of privately-owned pay
telephones throughout the country.
Coin-Operated Telephone Suppliers .... 35
A listing of many private pay telephone suppliers available to the coln-op
omus.ment mart DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
Gu•st Editorial
L.U•n to th• Editor
N•ws
On th• St ... ~
National Play M•t•r
Tax Tips
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G•n•'s Gudg•m•nts
Frank's Cranks
Critic's Com•r
N•w Products
Aids to th• Trad•
Classlfl•d
AOE Updat•
Cov•r Illustration by Morgret VIncent. Privately-owned pay telephones ore attracting
operators' eyes. and they may become another staple In the coln-op family.
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YOU WILL
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Publllhw and Editor:
Carol P. Lolly
Auocla. Edlton:
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David Pierson
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Graphics O.slin«:
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T.c:hnlcol Writ..-:
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