Canada
Most payphones in Canada are owned and operated by large telecom providers such as Bell, Telus and Sasktel. In the last 20 years customer-owned coin-operated telephones (COCOT) have also appeared in the market, but their numbers are smaller due to emergence of cellular phones.
Pricing on most local payphone calls is now 50 cents CAD, having increased from 25 cents in the past few years. Pay phones in Alberta were 35 cents for a time, but in most jurisdictions the price simply doubled. Newer phones allow users to use calling cards and credit cards.
Dialing 0 for operator and 911 calls are still free.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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