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48-435: Yettel may refer to: [REDACTED] Yettel's logo Yettel Bulgaria (formerly Telenor and Globul), Bulgarian telecommunications company Yettel Hungary (formerly Telenor, Pannon and Pannon GSM), Hungarian telecommunications company Yettel Serbia (formerly Mobtel, Mobi 63 and Telenor), Serbian telecommunications company [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with

96-408: A telephone booth or in high-traffic public areas. Prepayment is required by inserting coins or telephone tokens , swiping a credit or debit card, or using a telephone card . The company that operates the payphone generally pays either rent or a revenue share to the owner of the property where the phone is installed. Invented in the late 19th century, payphones became ubiquitous worldwide in

144-448: A BT payphone, however this exemption does not apply to calls made from payphones owned by other providers, and in these cases the charity must pay the PAC. There is a £0.40 connection charge, in addition to the "per minute" charges shown below, and a minimum charge of £0.60. Some payphones also offer SMS and e-mail service, both charged at £0.20 per message. "Dead-heads" may have influenced

192-622: A chip-based system in the 1990s, and were withdrawn in 2003. In the past, a BT Chargecard could be used from any UK landline to charge any telephone calls made to the cardholder's BT home telephone account, with no charge to the landline the card was being used from. These were most commonly used in payphones, and some BT payphones had dedicated readers for these cards. This service was discontinued in 2018. Other cards which are often used instead include supermarket international calling cards and many other telephone cards which can be bought from newsagents . Although 0800 and 0808 numbers are free to

240-624: A fixed telephony license. 3G services were launched in September 2006 and have since been upgraded to support HSPA+ with speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s download and 5.76 Mbit/s upload. As of December 2012, Globul's UMTS network covers 94,81% of the country's population. Telenor uses the access code 089. Until 2003, it used the codes 099 and 098, the latter having been added as the network had expanded. In mid-2003, however, mobile numbers in Bulgaria increased by one digit (by adding an initial -8- ) and

288-406: A license for 802.16 point-to-multipoint network in the 26 GHz band. The company uses WiBAS technology for broadband wireless transmission in the major cities. In 2009 Globul started fast-speed broadband Internet services. Payphone A payphone (alternative spelling: pay phone or pay telephone or public phone ) is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in

336-436: A local call of unlimited duration. This eventually increased, and by about 1960 calls were timed, costing 3d for 3 minutes. Long-distance calls, connected by an operator , cost more. Telephones had a coin slot and two buttons, marked A and B. One or more coins had to be inserted and the number dialled. If answered, the call was enabled by pressing button A; if not answered, button B returned the coins. Payphones later changed and

384-469: A monopoly of the national government in Spain . Payphones took a slug or ficha , a piece of metal with two troughs in it, making it hard to counterfeit. Payphones were typically found in bars, restaurants, and stores, never freestanding. Phones would accept some five fichas at a time (the exact number varied depending on phone model), showing through a plastic window the number remaining, and return unused ones to

432-581: A payphone in their New Haven office beginning 1 June 1880; the fee was handed to an attendant. In 1889, a public telephone with a coin-pay mechanism was installed at the Hartford Bank in Hartford, Connecticut , by the Southern New England Telephone Co . It was a "post-pay" machine; coins were inserted at the end of a conversation. The coin mechanism was invented by William Gray ; he was issued

480-596: A series of patents for his devices, beginning with U.S. patent 454,470 issued 23 June 1891 for a "Signal Device for Telephone Pay-Stations" which rang a bell for each coin inserted. He subsequently founded the Telephone Pay Station Co. in 1891. The "pre-pay" phone debuted in Chicago in 1898. In the late 1920s, the cost of a payphone call in the United States was two cents. In the 1930s, calls were five cents;

528-457: A strip of metal along the top had holes the size of each coin. The US slang term " drop a dime " means to inform the authorities about another person, originally by placing a toll call from a pay phone. It can also refer to the placing of a phone call for social purposes. The term has risen in popularity in the US since the 1980s, and is still in use since 2000, despite the price increase of pay phones and

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576-478: A temporary moratorium on the removal of payphones in small communities. In September 2015, the CRTC remarked that "32 percent of Canadians used a payphone at least once in the past year," and that they are used "as a last resort in times of inconvenience and emergency." The payphone model 23, introduced at Deutsche Bundespost Telekom in 1992, is an electronic software-controlled payphone for analog connections . It

624-468: A wide variety of 4G-enabled devices is also available after 1 December. In April 2016 Telenor announced that its LTE network covers all residential areas with over 5,000 inhabitants and provides fast data transfer for 75% of the Bulgarian's population. In May 2016, Telenor was awarded 2x5MHz additional spectrum in the 1800 MHz band from CRC.The additional frequencies will be used for further improving

672-850: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Yettel Bulgaria The company was founded in 2001 by telecommunications corporation OTE group, from 2005 to 2013 it was part of the Cosmote brand line of the group, since August 2013, is 100% owned by Norwegian telecommunications corporation Telenor which acquired it from OTE in for EUR 717 million. At the end of 2012, Globul reported 4.5 million subscribers (up from 3.9 million in March 2011), with 36% subscriber market share. As of 2012, Globul had about 62% contract subscribers, about 38% prepaid subscribers, and abound 220,000 fixed-line subscribers. Globul changed its company logo in June 2006 to unify it with

720-445: Is equipped with coin, ( German : Münzspeicherwagen ), and integrated test program setting. It has a remote maintenance – the independent reports of a background system by means of an integrated modem error (for example, defects in components, lack of listeners), operating states (for example, full coin box), or departures (for example standing open the cartridge mounting door, missing coin). The Payphone 23 consists of two basic units,

768-702: Is no longer obliged to keep public telephones in service (but still has the option to do so). In hospitals, prisons, barracks and mountain refuges, the provision of public telephone services is in any case mandatory. The majority of payphones on the street and in buildings in Japan are installed and maintained by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT). In the Soviet period , different types of payphones were produced. There were also long-distance call payphones costing 15 kopeks, and also provided services of paid media such as listening to an anecdote, obtaining legal advice, or finding

816-655: The 1970s. Spain also had locutorios ("speaking places"), where a person could make and pay an attendant for phone calls. Locutorios diminished in the 21st century, as the country moved to direct distance dialing and mobile phones . The telephone service in Britain was run by the General Post Office (GPO), a state monopoly, which had taken over the National Telephone Company in 1912. Coin-operated payphones in Britain in about 1950 cost 2d (2 old pence) for

864-464: The 20th, enough to contribute to the notion of universal access to basic communication services. The charge for a call may be a flat rate, or dependent on call duration. Following the explosive growth of mobile telephony , the use of payphones, and the number installed, has decreased greatly. Most payphones in Canada are owned and operated by large telecom providers such as Bell , Telus , and SaskTel . In

912-456: The Bulgarian market, the company built a strong track record as a pioneer in wireless and beyond, launching Bulgaria’s first commercial 4G network in 2015, the first VoLTE service in 2018 and paving the way for the development of 5G with the country’s first 5G network test. In 2006, Globul launched i-mode in Bulgaria. Globul was the first operator worldwide to introduce Nokia i-mode handsets in September 2007. In 2007 Globul launched BlackBerry ,

960-603: The Cosmote brand. Second rebranding started on 16 October 2014 after Telenor's acquisition. Globul has been using Telenor's name since November 2014. In January 2018, the company's management confirmed media reports that there is interest in sale of Telenor's business in Southeast Europe, including Telenor Bulgaria. In March 2018, Telenor sold its business in Central and East Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary , Montenegro and Serbia ) to

1008-545: The address of the subscriber by phone number. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the monetary reform of 1991 , this form of payment became irrelevant. Some payphones were altered to accept tokens, while others have been designed to use telephone cards . For example, in St Petersburg , payment for payphones can be made with metro tokens. In some regions , calls from public phones are free of charge. Telephones were

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1056-442: The caller when dialled from most payphones, the owner of the number called must pay a 'Payphone Access Charge' (PAC) which has increased significantly in recent years, and is currently £0.79 per minute if their number is called from a payphone. This has led to many businesses, and even calling card providers, barring calls to their freephone numbers originating from payphones. Charity helplines are exempt from this charge if called from

1104-461: The cost of a typical local call had risen to 10 cents by the 1960s, 15 cents during the 1970s, then 25 cents in the 1980s. By the early 21st century, the price of a local call was usually fifty cents. The rise of mobile phones led to the near extinction of payphones by the early 21st century. New York City , which once had 30,000, removed its last public payphone in 2022. The Bell System payphone took nickels (5¢), dimes (10¢), and quarters (25¢);

1152-561: The country's population. Further expansion is expected in 2016, including Bulgaria's popular seaside resorts. The maximum speed of the Telenor 4G network is 75 Мbps. The service is initially available in Sofia and most of southern Bulgaria. By mid-December, Telenor's LTE service will cover all Bulgarian cities with a population of more than 20,000, including all regional centres and the most popular winter resorts. Telenor said it will continue to expand

1200-459: The coverage and the capacity of its LTE network, depending on spectrum availability, further into 2016. Telenor 4G services are available at no additional cost until 31 January 2016 to all customers with 4G-enabled handsets and SIM cards, which are all Telenor SIM cards (including 3in1 SIMs) purchased or replaced in the last several years. Users with older SIM cards will be able to replace them free of charge at any Telenor or official partner shop where

1248-403: The customer. An older and simpler system was to use a mechanical counter, the marcador de pasos , which automatically counted units of time called pasos . The duration of each paso depended on the distance of the call, and its cost could vary by time of day. At the conclusion of a call a human attendant would collect the appropriate payment. This system survived in small hotels at least until

1296-633: The development of the payphone, non-subscriber users who made a call at a place of business and did not pay for it. The Wisconsin Telephone Company in 1893, for example, attempted to put an end to this practice by implementing ten-cent coin slots so that users had to pay for the call. The idea behind this was to reduce the financial stress a smaller business may face from having dead-heads. Payphones were preceded by pay stations, staffed by telephone company attendants who would collect rapid payment for calls placed. The Connecticut Telephone Co. reportedly had

1344-482: The early 2000s BT installed a large number of 'Multiphones' that provided internet access, on top of voice, SMS, and e-mail functionality. These payphones provided these services through the use of a 2-channel ISDN2 connection, a QNX-based operating system, and a touchscreen interface to allow the user to browse websites and receive e-mail messages on a pay-per-minute basis. However, these devices have since been removed due to quickly becoming obsolete, often with

1392-464: The equipment part including all the necessary for the operation modules (BG) and the secured below the growing payphone cassettes with the coin box. In Italy , public payphones have been installed and maintained over the years by Telecom Italia (formerly SIP). Many public telephones were removed in the early 2010s, but there are still several thousand in operation throughout Italy. From 26 May 2023, following an AGCOM decision, TIM-Telecom Italia

1440-461: The first minute). Dialing 0 for the operator and 911 calls are still free. The Toronto Transit Commission deploys payphones on all subway platforms as a safety precaution; a blue "Crisis Link" button on 141 payphones connects directly with Distress Centres of Canada as a free suicide prevention measure. As of 2013, there were about 70,000 payphones across the country. In 2013, the CRTC issued

1488-586: The investment fund PPF , for a sum of 2.8 billion euros. As of 1 March 2022 the company Telenor Bulgaria has been named Yettel Bulgaria. The name change was a part of the wider rebranding initiative in Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia where the PPF’s Telenor branded businesses operate. In 2023, it was reported that PPF was considering selling its stake in Yettel to UAE-based Telecommunications group e& (Etisalat). In 2024, Bulgaria’s competition watchdog approved

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1536-650: The last 20 years, customer-owned coin-operated telephones (COCOT) have also appeared in the market, but their numbers are smaller due to the emergence of mobile phones. The cost of most local payphone calls is 50 cents CAD , having increased from 25 cents since 2007. Payphones 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. For coin-paid long distance, COCOTs are less expensive for short calls (typically $ 1 for three minutes) than incumbent providers (whose rates start near $ 5 for

1584-542: The late 1970s when public payphones offering calls for only five cents had been essentially phased out across the country, but Beggs still had one. As of 2020, Beggs still has a nickel payphone, maintained in front of the Beggs Telephone Company office. After the breakup of the Bell System in 1984, it was not long before independent stores selling telephones opened up. After that, privately owned payphones hit

1632-544: The market. Sources differ as to whether the peak number of payphones in the United States was 2.6 million in 1995 or 2.2 million in 2000. Since then the number of payphones in the United States has declined. In July 2009, AT&T officially stopped supporting the Public Payphone service. Over 139,000 locations were sold in 2009. At the end of 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported

1680-507: The network code changed to 089 only. Alongside Globul, OTE had also owned one of the two public telephone networks in the country – BulFon , which it sold back to the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company in 2005. After Telenor acquired Globul was made the intent that the whole existing network (both 2G and 3G) shall be rebuilt. Later in a press release it was revealed that Huawei had been selected. In early 2013

1728-538: The number of payphones at 243,487 generating $ 362 million – falling to $ 286 million by 2015. The major carriers, AT&T and Verizon , exited the business, leaving the market to independent payphone companies. In 2018, it was estimated 100,000 payphones remained in the U.S., with roughly a fifth of them located in New York. Four years later, NYC removed its last public one, though some private pay phones remained on public property, and four full-length booths still stood in

1776-458: The old A/B button design was dropped; prices changed over time. The telephone system was privatised in 1984, operated by British Telecom , still a monopoly. Phone cards were introduced for paying for calls. Payphones were later deregulated, no longer a BT monopoly. The great majority of them are still operated by British Telecom (BT) but other companies provide services, mostly in urban areas. Hull , Manchester , London, Cardiff and Glasgow , at

1824-415: The ordinary payphone previously installed in that location taking its place once again. From 1 June 2010, BT payphones have a £0.60 minimum charge which is for the first 30 minutes of any direct-dialled national geographic call. Previously the minimum charge was £0.40 for the first 20 minutes of any direct-dialled national geographic call. Then before November 2006 the minimum charge was £0.30, before 2004 it

1872-473: The past payphone providers were required to provide a certain number of textphone payphones as part of their network, as this was deemed a "reasonable adjustment" for deaf customers. These phones can also make voice calls, as well as send SMS and e-mail messages, and although this requirement is no longer in force due to minimal use of the textphone feature in these phones, many of these devices remain in service, generally in populated areas. In addition, in

1920-524: The process has already begun. Telenor created a specific webpage that shows in which region and when the network would be rebuilt. The deadline is by mid 2015. Telenor also said that the network that they build would be easily made 4G LTE when the market indicates that it is ready for it. Telenor Bulgaria offers 4G services under the LTE standard in the 1,800 MHz band to all of its customers from 1 December 2015 in 53 cities and 2 resorts with coverage to 56.73% of

1968-521: The quality of the company's 4G LTE services by allowing Telenor to increase the maximum theoretical data speed in its 4G network to 100 Mbit/s. Telenor Bulgaria completed Bulgaria's first live 5G video call during a public test session on 19 August 2019. On 10 June 2021, Telenor Bulgaria officially launched 5G services nationwide during an event in Burgas attended by several customers, dignitaries and government officials. During its 20+ years of history on

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2016-548: The removal of the phone, leaving the empty kiosk in-situ. Another option BT has provided is the sponsored kiosk, that will retain the phone service, and retain the kiosk for an annual fee of around £300 excluding VAT, whether it is the Red K6 or the newer aluminium and glass kiosks that cannot be adopted. Payphone types Due to disability discrimination law, specifically the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 , in

2064-422: The rise of mobile phones. Payphone calls generally cost 5¢ into the 1950s and 10¢ until the mid-1980s. Rates standardized at 25¢ during the mid-1980s to early 1990s. The Bell System was required to apply for increases through state public service commissions . Therefore, the actual increases took effect at different times in different locations. The small town of Beggs, Oklahoma attracted national attention in

2112-452: The sale of Yettel Bulgaria alongside infrastructure provider Cetin Bulgaria to e& (Etisalat). As of 2012, Globul's GSM network covers 99,98% of Bulgaria's population and 99,48% of the country's territory. The company has roaming agreements with over 400 operators in more than 170 countries and territories worldwide. In 2005, Globul received a license for developing and implementing 3G UMTS mobile telecommunications network as well as

2160-463: The same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yettel&oldid=1246191981 " Category : Set index articles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

2208-481: The service is accessible from the network of Globul as well as from the roaming partners of Globul. In March 2009, GLOBUL launched iPhone 3G in Bulgaria and four months later offered the new iPhone 3GS . In August 2010, offered iPhone 4 . The mobile operator was the first in Bulgaria to propose an integrated solution for fixed and mobile telephony with the MVPN service, Office Zone and Student Zone. In 2007 Globul received

2256-431: The turn of the 21st century, have a greater concentration of non-BT payphones, since BT has been removing many payphones which are unprofitable. The use of payphones declined greatly in Britain, as everywhere, with the explosive growth of mobile telephones. BT allows local communities to adopt the iconic Red K6 Kiosks due to strong opposition to their removal from the communities that the kiosks reside in. This will mean

2304-447: Was £0.20 and before 2000 it was £0.10. Credit/debit cards can also be used, and many BT payphones have card readers for this service; however, calls made using a card are charged at a significantly higher rate than calls made using cash. BT Phonecards purchased from participating retailers were introduced in 1981, and could be used in most BT payphones to pay for calls. Cards originally used an optical system to register credit, changed to

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