Officially, the removal was because of visitors' environmental impact on the national preserve, and a letter by the Mojave National Preserve's superintendent mentions confronting Pacific Bell with some long-forgotten easement fees. A headstone-like plaque was later placed at the site, but it too was eventually removed by the National Park Service. Fans of the booth feared that Pacific Bell had destroyed the booth, which was confirmed by Pac-Bell spokesperson Steve Getzug. The story inspired the creation of an independent short film, Dead Line, a short documentary, Mojave Mirage, and a full-length motion picture, Mojave Phone Booth. The booth was also an inspiration for the prologue of the Glenn Beck novel The Overton Window, and is the subject of a 99% Invisible podcast episode, "Mojave Phone Booth". In 2018, Adventures with the Mojave Phone Booth was published, a full-length book chronicling the booth's history, rise to fame, destruction, and aftermath. Revival of the phone number AT&T's PacBell no longer owns the Baker, California +1-760-733-9XXX block of one thousand numbers, having relinquished it to competitive local exchange carrier peerlessnetwork.com on March 28, 2013, as part of a number pooling scheme. The Mojave phone booth's number, 760-733-9969, was acquired from the CLEC by phone phreak Lucky225 on July 31, 2013, and now rings using voice over IP to a conference he and Teli Tuketu set up, as well as a text based IRC-like chat. Callers join a conference where strangers can once again connect just like when the phone booth was active. See also Prairie Grove Airlight Outdoor Telephone Booth References External links The Original Mojave Phone Booth Site Cinder Peak Phone: The Mojave Phone Booth Mission: Hang it Up TripSavvy: The Mojave Phone Booth 1960s establishments in California 2000 disestablishments in California Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California Communications in California History of subcultures History of the Mojave Desert region Internet culture Internet memes Landmarks in California Phone Booth Phone Booth Public phones