End of the Line? ; Rural Villages Face New Blow As Bt Threatens to Cut Off Scores of Loss-Making Phone Boxes

Daily Mail (February 26, 2007)

Author: Ross Mckinnon

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A VITAL link for Scotland's rural communities is under threat with plans to slash the number of BT-operated public phone boxes.

The telecoms giant spends almost Pounds 2million a year maintaining 1,200 payphones, which take in less than Pounds 100 annually.

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End of the Line? ; Rural Villages Face New Blow As Bt Threatens to Cut Off Scores of Loss-Making Phone Boxes

Last year, Scotland lost around 200 boxes as part of a long-term plan to 'rationalise' the service, with a similar number expected to go over the next 1...

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