SookeB次元官网网址檚 last payphone is hanging up for good.
Tucked outside Pharmasave in Cedar Grove Shopping Centre, the payphone will make its last call in April.
Not surprisingly, with the proliferation of cellphone users, the number of payphones and their use in Canada has steadily declined in recent years, says Telus.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission found in 2015 that although a payphone service remained in the public interest, it was no longer relied upon to the same extent as previous years. At the same time, the cost of providing the service exceeded revenue.
B次元官网网址淭he use of payphones has dramatically declined over the past several years given the popularity and availability of mobile phones,B次元官网网址� said Lena Chen, a spokesperson for Telus.
Sooke Coun. Jeff Bateman said the loss of the payphone would hurt some residents who donB次元官网网址檛 have the means to own a phone. HeB次元官网网址檚 hoping some groups in town such as SEAPARC, the Hope Centre and thrift stores will offer free phone service to those in need.
There are about 1,800 payphones in service across B.C., including three in Victoria and one each in Port Renfrew and Jordan River.
B次元官网网址淚n this new millennium, a payphone may have had its day as a useful thing,B次元官网网址� mused Coun. Tony St-Pierre.
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