At Gbp 560 for Each Call, It Could Be the End of the Line for Phone Boxes

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SUPERMAN can take his time getting changed. The mobile phone revolution has made Scotland's public call boxes places of Trappist- like silence, with the least used booths costing operator BT the equivalent of GBP 560 each time the handset is lifted.

Figures from BT have revealed the 10 most underused phone boxes north of the Border, each of which was used to make just three calls in the past 12 months. One is just 10 miles from the centre of Edinburgh.

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At Gbp 560 for Each Call, It Could Be the End of the Line for Phone Boxes

The company adds it has 1,200 phone boxes in Scotland which take less than GBP 100 a year, despite annual maintenance costs of about GBP 1,600.

As a result, the phone box is facing a battle for its long-term survival. BT wants ...

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