It’s worth noting that BT makes procuring old phone boxes incredibly easy, particularly for rural communities that seek to breathe new life into defunct pay phones. Through its Adopt a Kiosk Scheme, BT enables qualifying entities (town and borough councils, registered charities and private individuals who own land where phone boxes have been installed) that meet specific criteria to essentially take over defunct phone boxes for a very modest adoption fee of £1.
According to BT, 4,000 different communities and organizations across the U.K. have "seized the opportunity to do something wonderful with local phone boxes that have little or no use” since the scheme was first launched in 2008. BT mentions the Community Heartbeat Trust, the U.K.'s largest defibrillator charity, as one organization that has gone above and beyond in putting them to good use.
"With something as serious as a cardiac arrest, time is of the essence. Unfortunately, ambulance services often can’t reach country villages in time," Martin Fagan of the Community Heartbeat Trust explains. "To install defibrillators in disused phone boxes is ideal, as they’re often in the centre of the village. And it means the iconic red kiosk can remain a lifeline for the community."
Read Matt Hickman's full article here .... The Amazing Afterlife Of British Phoneboxes