BT HANGING UP ON PUBLIC PAYPHONES FOLLOWING HUGE DIP IN CALLS ACTIVITY

The kiosk on North Sea Lane, Cleethorpes

UP to 13 public telephone kiosks are set to disappear from the streets of North  East Lincolnshire in the coming weeks.

Those earmarked for removal are the ones at:

Cleethorpes
North Sea Lane
Sandringham Road
Middlethorpe Road

Grimsby
Winchester Ave
Edge Ave
Second Ave
Bethlehem Street
Cromwell Road
Yarborough Road
Louth Road

Healing
Station Road

Laceby
Grimsby Road

New Waltham
Station Road

The proliferation of  mobile cellphones, now owned by most people, has resulted in the kiosks becoming all but redundant.

According to BT, usage has declined by 90 per cent over the past 10 years.

The company says it has consulted with the public and sought appropriate authority for its proposed action from council planners.