Up to 5,000 phone boxes across the UK will be protected under new rules

Up to 5,000 phone boxes across the UK will be protected under new rules
Up to 5,000 phone boxes across the UK will be protected under new rules
Up to 5,000 phone boxes across the UK will be protected under new rules as figures show 150,000 calls were made to emergency services from them last year Ofcom's new rules intend to safeguard 5,000 phone boxes from bring removed  UK has 21,000 phone boxes, with 150,000 calls made in the year till May 2020 Around 25,000 of those calls were made to Childline and 20,000 to Samaritans 

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Thousands of payphones across the UK could be protected under new rules proposed by Ofcom. 

The regulator said it wants to safeguard phone boxes from removal if they meet certain criteria. It estimates some 5,000 phone boxes could be protected.

The criteria includes payphones in locations not already covered by all four mobile networks, those in an area considered an accident or suicide hotspot, and those which have had more than 52 calls made from them in the past 12 months.

There are also exceptional circumstances such as issues related to the location of the phone box, for example those in a coastal location where mobile reception is poor, and those from which helpline numbers have been called.

Ofcom said there are around 21,000 boxes across the country, and that almost 150,000 calls were made to emergency services from phone boxes in the year to May 2020, while 25,000 calls were made to Childline and 20,000 to Samaritans. 

Ofcom said there are around 21,000 boxes across the country, and that almost 150,000 calls were made to emergency services from phone boxes in the year to May 2020

Ofcom said there are around 21,000 boxes across the country, and that almost 150,000 calls were made to emergency services from phone boxes in the year to May 2020

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