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UK: ‘Lifeline’ kiosk axed by BT

“People in Dunbeath are up in arms about the axing of a public phone kiosk in a remote spot which is very popular with hill-walkers.”
“Freddy Mackay, gamekeeper at Glutt on Dunbeath Estate, is also unhappy at the demise of the kiosk.
“‘It’s a damned shame they’ve taken it down,’ he said yesterday. ‘It was very handy for hill-walkers and it was certainly a potential life-saver in the event of an emergency as mobile phones don’t work until you’re halfway to Dunbeath.'”

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