2024-03-04 02:37:34
Movistar described this process as the “end of an era” and explained why only one device is active.
The company Movistarformer Telefónica, confirmed that disconnected all public telephones in Chiledescribing this fact as the “end of an era“.
“There are no more public telephones in Chile,” said Fernando Saiz, director of Public Affairs of Movistar Chile, at the Mobile World Congress, ensuring that these devices, currently, They are “a curiosity” for passersbysince no one “no one walks around with a coin in their pocket.”
According to a note in El Mercurio, the company gradually turned off public telephones, which, in some sectors of the country, They are still installed but without an active line.
Saiz assured that it was the general manager of Movistar who, a few days ago, pressed the “off” button to the last device that was active. However, they decided that only one in the country will continue to operate and it is a historic one.
What is the public telephone that still works?
From Movistar they confirmed that only a public telephone will be active in the country and it is one that many will surely remember.
It is located in Cachiyuyoin the Atacama Region, and starred in a spot for the then company Telefónica in 1989, to announce the installation of the first device in a rural area.
The success of this commercial was such that it went to the history of advertising and to make this unknown town visible to many.
The company explained that the decision to keep it active seeks “continue giving life to a phone so loved by Chileans“.