Courtesy telephone

A white courtesy telephone

A courtesy telephone is a telephone located in airport terminals, large train stations, hotel lobbies, and other places where many travellers are expected, which is used to relay messages to a specific person.

It is typically used in connection with a public address system announcement of the style "Jane Doe, please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone." Courtesy telephones may have a distinctive color, which is traditionally white in US airports,^[1] and most have no dialing capabilities but rather are simple ringdown stations to reach an operator or other fixed number.^[2] Some double as emergency telephones, having buttons by which a user can distinguish between emergency use and inquiry.

Customers can use a courtesy phone to seek information, such as where to find further transport or a person trying to meet them. Some courtesy phones provide a direct line to a number of advertised businesses, such as motels or taxis.^[3][4] They may be located near baggage claim, ticketing areas, and security checkpoints.^[5]

References

1. ^ Rick Belliotti (2008), Common use facilities and equipment at airports, p. 10, ISBN 9780309098052 
2. ^ Scott Keagy (2000), "Private Line Automatic Ring-Down", Integrating voice and data networks, p. 603, ISBN 9781578701964 
3. ^ "Council okays airport phone center", The Southeast Missourian (February 4, 1987), page 4. Retrieved July 9, 2011
4. ^ "Taxis". Yankee Landing. http://yankeelanding.com/features/module-positions/taxis. Retrieved July16, 2011. 
5. ^ Ngcobo, Sipho "Airport approves advertising contract", The Times-News, (March 20, 1990), page 3. Retrieved July 9, 2011

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