public payphone service "public payphone service" means an applications service that is provided in places to which the general public has access, that can only be used for communication (other than a free call or a call made with operator assistance) if the user, immediately prior to its use, makes or arranges to make a payment for that particular call but does not include a rented payphone; PU(A) 419/2002 - COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA (UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROVISION) REGULATIONS 2002 2. Interpretation.