Abstract: A public telephone having an anti-theft front wall assembly is provided. The public telephone includes a housing having a front wall, a face plate fixedly attached to the front wall at the exterior thereof, a key pad attached to the front wall at the interior thereof, key pad actuators being behind the front wall and actuator stem portions extending through aligned stem holes in the face plate, the stem portions and holes having reduced diameters so that web portions between stem holes are wider and stronger.