'Call a boomer' public phones help connect generations
NBC News·2026-03-19 20:41

Hi. Um, this is Julia. I'm calling from Boston. >> Hi, I'm Marilyn.>> On a Friday afternoon, Julia Strauss's lunch break turned into a conversation with a stranger on the other side of the country. You don't hear people even saying hello anymore. >> It looks like a relic from another era.But the call of Boomer phone on Comm is bridging the generation gap by connecting young people here in Boston directly to a senior center in Reno, Nevada. >> Do you have any grandkids. I have four, but they're all adults.>> ...

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