An apparatus for disinfecting a handheld electronic device, comprising: an enclosure; one or more light sources disposed within the enclosure, the one or more light sources configured to emit one or more wavelengths of light in the UVC sub-band of light; a disinfecting chamber having an interior chamber configured to receive a handheld electronic device, the disinfecting chamber configured to receive the one or more wavelengths of light within the interior chamber; a display device configured to display information; and a controller in communication with the at least one or more light sources, the display device, and a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed cause the controller to: control the one or more light sources to emit the one or more wavelengths of light in the UVC sub-band of light for a period of time sufficient to produce a germicidal effect on one or more microorganisms; control the display device to display information during at least the period of time the one or more light sources are controlled to emit the one or more wavelengths of light; and control the display device to display non-operational information during at least the period of time, and the controller is in communication with the remote source that selectively provides the non-operational information; wherein the non-operational information consists of one or more of: third party advertising information, general news information, entertainment information, or information relating to the business providing the apparatus; wherein the instructions when executed cause the controller to determine and record operational information relating to the one or more light sources; and wherein the operational information includes a number of operational cycles performed by at least one of the one or more light sources, or a cumulative operating time of the at least one of the one or more light sources, or both. an enclosure; one or more light sources disposed within the enclosure, the one or more light sources configured to emit one or more wavelengths of light in the UVC sub-band of light; a disinfecting chamber having an interior chamber configured to receive a handheld electronic device, the disinfecting chamber configured to receive the one or more wavelengths of light within the interior chamber; a display device configured to display information; and a controller in communication with the at least one or more light sources, the display device, and a non-transitory memory storing instructions, which instructions when executed cause the controller to: control the one or more light sources to emit the one or more wavelengths of light in the UVC sub-band of light for a period of time sufficient to produce a germicidal effect on one or more microorganisms; control the display device to display information during at least the period of time the one or more light sources are controlled to emit the one or more wavelengths of light; and control the display device to display non-operational information during at least the period of time, and the controller is in communication with the remote source that selectively provides the non-operational information; wherein the non-operational information consists of one or more of: third party advertising information, general news information, entertainment information, or information relating to the business providing the apparatus; wherein the instructions when executed cause the controller to determine and record operational information relating to the one or more light sources; and wherein the operational information includes a number of operational cycles performed by at least one of the one or more light sources, or a cumulative operating time of the at least one of the one or more light sources, or both. control the one or more light sources to emit the one or more wavelengths of light in the UVC sub-band of light for a period of time sufficient to produce a germicidal effect on one or more microorganisms; control the display device to display information during at least the period of time the one or more light sources are controlled to emit the one or more wavelengths of light; and control the display device to display non-operational information during at least the period of time, and the controller is in communication with the remote source that selectively provides the non-operational information; wherein the non-operational information consists of one or more of: third party advertising information, general news information, entertainment information, or information relating to the business providing the apparatus; wherein the instructions when executed cause the controller to determine and record operational information relating to the one or more light sources; and wherein the operational information includes a number of operational cycles performed by at least one of the one or more light sources, or a cumulative operating time of the at least one of the one or more light sources, or both.