Summary
Residents in Newport city center want old, damaged telephone boxes replaced with modern BT Street Hubs, which offer features like free Wi-Fi and phone charging. BT, the company responsible for maintaining these phone boxes, plans to send engineers to clean and repair them. The city council has no authority to remove the phone boxes and has previously complained to BT.
Key Facts
- Residents of Newport city center say the current phone boxes are dirty and damaged.
- BT Street Hubs, which provide free Wi-Fi and phone charging, are proposed as replacements.
- BT is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the phone boxes.
- An engineer will be sent to repair the affected phone boxes.
- Newport City Council has no power to remove the phone boxes but has complained to BT about their condition.
- There are already BT Street Hubs in other areas like Cardiff and Swansea.
- Local shop owners say the phone boxes are not used and are in poor condition.
