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Cites $200 million to build, which seemed high until you see they're actually giant neon advertising signs too: http://www.link.nyc/assets/downloads/LinkNYC-Media-Kit.pdf

The city gets guaranteed profit of $20 million annual with projected rev share of much higher than that. Solid deal.

It seems high until you realize they're putting in 10,000 of them. That's only $2k per kiosk - less than a high end gaming machine.

^- please don't upvote this :) I was a zero off. They're $20k each.

Which considering the infrastructure upgrades involved is still pretty impressive. I doubt there's a fiber line to each of the payphone locations.

Oh, gigabit wifi at that. Damn,t his looks like a good deal.