(CNN) - Apparently pay phones do still exist in the United States and people are still using them.
According to the FCC, there are 100,000 pay phones throughout the country, and about a fifth of them are in New York.
There were around 2 million in 1999.
Pay phones remain somewhat of a steady business. The FCC said providers reported $286 million in revenue in 2015.
However, with rising audit costs, and more low-income Americans turning to prepaid cellphones, the industry's future appears bleak.
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