Film References
In the 90s film "Hackers", the character known as "The Phantom Phreak" (Renoly Santiago) refers to himself as "The King of NYNEX". Presumably referring to his illegal abilities to manipulate telephone systems in the New York area where the majority of the film is set. As of 2011 the Nynex logo/trademark is still maintained on the sitemap page of Verizon.com.
In the 1996 Stephen King film "Thinner", the character Billy Halleck makes a number of calls on NYNEX payphones. Instances noted at the 32, 53, and 81 minute marks.
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