and ‘What’s your telephone number?’ Once you have the telephone number, it’s easier to talk over the regular line—but it isn’t as much fun.” Some call it “Dial-a-Date.” ...

In countless emergencies, the pay telephone is the one way to reach help. But the pay phone is mute and deaf until it has been fed its dime. To clear the line, Southern New England Telephone Co ...

Market factors may also be at work. Verizon and other fiber-optic providers often package service in a bundle: internet, cable television and a telephone line for one low price. In some cases ...