Description:

This collectible chip card features printed text and graphical elements focused on the interoperability of GTE and U S WEST Smart Cards in payphones. At the top, the card defines "Interoperability" as the ability for GTE and U S WEST Smart Cards to be used interchangeably in each other’s advanced payphones. The left side of the card displays a small gold smart card chip. Below the chip, there is a detailed image of a U S WEST smart card with accompanying text that reads "Comes De Smart Op Meter" and "SVCCARD." Next to it is a large, central image of a payphone with a keypad and a handset clearly visible.

To the right, an image shows a GTE smart card with a $1 denomination, featuring a similar payphone keypad and screen. Arrows in yellow and red point from the U S WEST card to the payphone and from the payphone to the GTE card, visually emphasizing the interchangeability concept. The bottom right corner of the card includes the text "$1 COMPLIMENTARY" in capital letters. The card background is light blue with a clean, structured layout highlighting the functionality and relationship between these telecommunication companies and their stored-value smart cards.

Keywords present on the card include "GTE," "U S WEST," "smart card," "chip card," and "$1 complementary," linking the card directly to phones on PhoneCards and stored value functionality for payphones. The card is marked with "SVC" and is identified as a product of U.S. West Communications dated 04/98, underscoring its use and distribution during that period.

Since we have the world's largest inventory of USA phonecards for collectors, you will not necessarily receive the identical serial/batch/PIN number that we have scanned/pictured.