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From: henry@garp.mit.edu (Henry Mensch)
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Subject: Re: New Zealand Telecom News
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Date: 15 Mar 91 11:37:00 GMT
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Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.gen.nz> writes:

> Telecom cardphones (same model as most British cardphones) have been
> installed on the NZ Railways Ferries that travel between the North and
> South Islands in NZ (about a 3 1/2 hour journey).  
> minute).

Similar facilities exist on the Star Ferry which runs between Hong
Kong Island and Kowloon ... although i don't recall (off-hand) whether
the star ferry phones accept the telecom phonecards ...


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