The booth may be furnished with a printed directory of local telephone numbers, and a booth in a formal setting, such as a hotel, may be furnished with paper and pen and even a seat. Such a booth usually has lighting, a door to provide privacy, and windows to let others know if the booth is in use. In the United States and Canada, 'telephone booth' (or 'phone booth') is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the Commonwealth of Nations (particularly the United Kingdom and Australia), it is a phone booth (or 'phone box'). Classic style mid-20th century US telephone booth, still intact in La Crescent, Minnesota, May 2012Ī telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a tiny structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience usually the user steps into the booth and closes the booth door while using the payphone inside.