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The first public telephones appeared in Paris and in some cities in the provinces in 1884. These booths were at first placed in some Post Offices and in the main offices of the S.G.T.
A telephone booth
The service was opened on 1st January 1885 under the
following conditions :
- Non-subscribers paid 50 centimes for 5 minutes conversation
- S.G.T. subscribers received a telephone card giving them the right to
telephone free of charge from all public telephone in S.G.T. offices.
- People wishing to subscribe to the public telephone service received an
annual subscription card costing 40 francs. With this card, they could
telephone from any public telephone, State or S.G.T.