THREE phone boxes in Oxford could be removed and replaced with a “BT street hub”.

Phone and internet provided BT wants to install a led screen unit on Castle Street and has submitted an application to Oxfordshire City Council, the planning authority.

The unit would offer free public wi-fi, UK calls, USB charging, an emergency services button and other services.

It would be a structure featuring a “fully accessible” tablet interface and digital HD display screens on two sides carrying advertising, which helps to fund the unit.

BT says that as every street hub includes a direct 999 call button that automatically shares its location with the authorities, the device would improve the area’s safety and help in the reporting of crime and disorder.

The three phone boxes which would be removed are near the Martyrs Memorial on Magdalen Street and on Longwall Street.  

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