Vermont’s 37 Pay Phones Outlive Cell Towers, Offer Free Calls to Moose

Granville’s moose hotline, delivered via a 1997 Bell Atlantic pay phone, draws curious tourists and 'What is the history of pay phones in America?' searchers. Locals claim the phones survive snowstorms that topple modern cell towers—an irony not lost on 'How do rural areas get phone service?' queries. Picture a maple syrup farmer, snow in beard, dialing the weather on rotary—progress, Vermont-style.
Pay phones in Vermont, 37 total, now outnumber rural cell towers and offer free local calls—searches spike for 'Why does Vermont have pay phones?' and 'Cell coverage in rural Vermont.' Residents reportedly dial moose hotlines for updates.






































