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William
A old
t avelled
1,700
miles
to
a
emote
isla d
to
save
o e
of
the
U ited
Ki gdom’s
most
emote
pho e
boxes.
He
d ove
all
the
way
f om
the
hamlet
of
Ei acleit
o
the
Isle
of
Lewis
to
pho e
a
st i g
of
co tacts
f om
the
kiosk.The
aim
of
his
st a ge
t ip
was
to
make
e ough
calls
to
meet
Ofcom
c ite ia
fo
keepi g
the
pho e
box
ope atio al
fo
a othe
yea .
“I
made
52
calls
f om
the
emai i g
co ected
double-doo
BT
kiosk
at
Ei acleit.
BT
wo ’t
be
able
to
legally
emove
the
pho e
ow
fo
at
least
a othe
yea ,”
he
said
as
pe
The
Su .“Nice
to
see
it
with
a
f esh
coat
of
pai t
a d
the
call
quality
was
excelle t.
Cha ges
a e
i c edibly
steep
fo
mobiles
though.
They
should
p obably
come
a d
get
that
£36
i
the
coi
box
too,”
he
added.A old,
a
a tist,
bega
his
p oject
by
ide tifyi g
kiosks
i
Oute
Heb ides
as
bei g
i
se vice.
He
c oss- efe e ced
them
agai st
local
cou cil
docume ts
co tai i g
thei
pho e
umbe s
a d
he
established
that
the
li es
we e
still
co ected.
The
double-doo
K6
kiosk
he
fou d
i
Ei acleit
is
a
a e
va iatio
of
the
ico ic
B itish
ed
telepho e
box,
custom-fitted
with
double
doo s
to
withsta d
seve e
gales.
I te esti gly,
he
wo ked
out
he
eeded
a
mi imum
of
£31.20
i
10p,
20p
a d
50p
coi s
to
make
52
calls
“to
i co ve ie ce
BT”
a d
p ese ve
the
pho e
box.Acco di g
to
Ofcom,
the
ope ato
is
equi ed
to
p ovide
public
call
boxes
to
meet
the
easo able
eeds
of
the
public.
I
2022,
the
egulato
updated
ules
so
a
pho e
box
ca ot
be
emoved
if
it
is
the
last
emai i g
i
a
a ea
a d
mo e
tha
400
met es’
walki g
dista ce
f om
the
ext
public
call
box.It
also
has
to
emai
if
it’s
i
a
place
without
cove age
f om
all
fou
mobile
etwo k
p ovide s,
o
if
it
is
located
i
a
a ea
with
a
high
f eque cy
of
accide ts
o
suicides.It
also
has
to
stay
if
mo e
tha
52
calls
have
bee
made
i
a
yea ,
o
the e
is
evide ce
that
the
box
is
eeded
to
espo d
to
local
eme ge cies,
such
as
floodi g,
a d
to
call
helpli es.A old
called
fo
people
to
spe d
some
quid
i
thei
local
telepho e
kiosk
a d
make
some
calls.
“If
52
calls
a e
made
f om
a
BT
o
KCOM
pay
pho e
i
a
o e-yea
pe iod
the
by
law
the
li e
has
to
be
mai tai ed.
If
you
a e
simply
wo ied
about
the
pho e
box
itself,
it’s
a
good
way
of
maki g
su e
you
ca
keep
looki g
at
it.”BT
also
offe s
a
scheme
that
allows
its
‘he itage’
ed
kiosks
to
be
adopted
if
the
pho e
is
o
lo ge
eeded.
Local
bodies,
commu ity
g oups
a d
cha ities
ca
adopt
them
fo
£1.
BT
will
the
emove
the
telepho e
equipme t
so
it
ca
be
used
to
sto e
defib illato s
o
become
a
mi i-lib a y.
