Public call office
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A Public call office (PCO) is a telephone facility located in a public place in India and Pakistan. It is also another name in the United Kingdom for a public telephone box (postal addresses for these kiosks sometimes include "PCO").
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[edit] PCO in India
In India, manned and automated (coin operated payphone) versions of the service are in existence. BSNL, a public sector corporation, has the largest installation of PCOs in India. As of 2006 there are about 4,199,157 PCOs operating in India, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Private sector corporations such as Reliance Infocomm, Tata Indicom, and Airtel are relatively new entrants to this field and have a moderate number of PCOs in the public landscape.
[edit] PCO in Pakistan
In Pakistan, PCOs are provided by Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL), Dancom, Worldcall, and Telecard, amongst others. These companies usually provide calling-card-based domestic and international telecom services.
