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The Pay Phone Was Invented in Hartford, Connecticut #hartfordct #payphone #history Hartford, Connecticut was the site of the first pay phone in 1889. Inventor William Gray built a coin-operated system that let anyone make a call for just a dime—no subscription required. The operator listened for the coin drop, then connected the line. A century later, nearly three million pay phones were in use across America. Today, a plaque in Hartford marks the spot where public access to the telephone began.