HALIFAX — Bell Aliant is doubling the cost for pay phones in all four Atlantic provinces on Monday, bringing the region in line with the rest of the country. Company spokeswoman Isabelle Boulet said in an email Sunday that the change — from 25 cents to 50 cents — is the first pay phone price increase in Atlantic Canada in more than 20 years, and that all other regions in the country have been paying the higher price since 2009. She did not disclose the costs associated with keeping a pay phone running. We’re just leaving them by the wayside.”He added that low-income Canadians may also be disproportionately affected by the disappearance of pay phones. While the company doesn’t have regional figures, Bell said it operates around 50,000 pay phones across seven provinces.

Source: National Post May 27, 2018 17:28 UTC