HALLOWELL, Maine, March 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the Bangor Public Library's request to install a Public Interest Payphone (PIP) on its first floor. The decision, documented in Docket No. 2025-00012, aims to provide essential communication access to vulnerable community members. The approval follows the stipulations of 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 7508, a state law enacted in 2005 to ensure public access to payphones for health, safety, and welfare purposes. The PIP pr  more