Autelca magnetic cards were initially supplied in 1986 and used for many years, with several thousand different printed cards. In 2000 the magnetic system was abandoned and chip cards were introduced.
Spain, 1981
The prepaid public telephone system began in Spain in 1981, using the Landis & Gyr optical technology cards. The first two cards produced had both a scale of 120 units, but the cost per unit…
Sri Lanka, 1992
At the beginning of the 1990s, two telephone companies shared the market in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Telecom and Lanka Pay Phones. Both companies had their own phone cards: first the Lanka Pay Phones, which…
Sudan, 1997
The Sudatel company issued the first telephone card in 1997: it was a card with Gemplus GEM2 chip and a circulation of 42,000 copies. The 1998 calendar was printed on the back. Following this, other…
Swaziland, 1998
Cards with chips were issued by Swaziland P. & T. Corporation. The first two were a pair of values with expiration date 03/2000: E10, depicting a card phone, and E20, with the image of His…
Switzerland, 1982
The small country in the heart of old Europe has used the Landis & Gyr optical system for over 15 years, before moving on to chip cards. The first card produced was a definitive of…
Syria, 1990
The first cards in Syria were magnetic and were supplied by Tamura: a series of 4 cards with face values of 200, 500, 1000 and 1500 units, which were used for some years. Later the…
Taiwan, 1984
Taiwan has been using the Landis & Gyr optical technology cards for over 10 years, before switching to the chip system. The first cards issued were two definitives, 100 and 200 units, both red, without…
Tanzania, 1992
Most collectors believe that the first issue of Tanzania dates back to 1993, with the pair of Landis & Gyr cards depicting Mount Kilimanjaro and code 302A. In reality it is not so, the two…
Thailand, 1991
Following some tests started in 1989, the first public cards, provided by Landis & Gyr, were marketed in 1991. It was a series of 4 cards, of which the values of 50 baht (circulation 241,044)…
