BT is turning the phone boxes into Street Hubs with Wi-fi, phone chargers, and screens showing real-time council updates.
BT is turning phone boxes into Street Hubs with free WiFi and phone chargers. They offer free UK landline and mobile calls and 999 calls at touch of a buttonThousands of old phone boxes are set to get a 21st century makeover, BT has announced.
All of the new features will be free – funded by the advertising revenue from the huge digital displays on either side.The telecoms giant is turning them into Street Hubs with Wi-fi, phone chargers, and screens showing real-time council updates As well as boosting mobile phone signal everywhere within 500ft, they will have free USB charging points installed and touch-screen tablets showing real-time public information.Bas Burger, chief executive of BT Business, said: 'BT's payphones have long been an iconic feature on the UK's streets – and with the way we all communicate changing, today's announcement marks a further step into the future.
At first made out of concrete, their design gradually changed - and only turned red later on in a bid to help people see them better. Several local communities have done so, turning them into libraries, coffee shops, and mini art galleries.
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