Telephone boxes rejuvenated as BT earmarks a third for closure

Date:

9/13/2016

Time:

06:13:14

Source:

BBC News

Content:

13 September 2016 Last updated at 14:13 BST Public payphones are set to become an even less familiar sight in Scotland as an estimated third of the countrys phone boxes have been earmarked for closure. No calls were made from more than 700 of Scotlands 4,800 call boxes last year. BT has begun consulting on plans to close about 1,500 phone boxes around the country. The firm has said that payphone usage has declined by more than 90% over the last decade, as the popularity of mobile phones has surged. Send us your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-37349201

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9/13/2016 1:40:10 PM