Please see additional information regarding adopting a Telephone box through ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ scheme:
- the Telephone box can be adopted by :
1. Recognized local authorities
2. Parish, community or town council (or equivalent)
3. Registered charities
4. Private landowner with on of the phone boxes on their land
- To comply with legal requirements, authorities need to buy the kiosk from BT for £1.
- Adopters of boxes should check with their local authority to see if any planning consents are required.
- Power Connection for adopted Telephone box :
Option 1: BT Payphones will continue to be responsible for the electrical supply and any associated payments to electricity companies. We reserve the right to disconnect the electricity supply at any point in the future, however we will contact the kiosk owner should this become necessary. Electrical equipment cannot be connected to the electrical supply unless agreed with BT. We will only be responsible for the
electricity supply up to the fuse box. Any faults beyond this point will be the responsibility of the kiosk owner.
Option 2: Customers taking responsibility for the electricity supply will need to apply for a Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN) from their electricity company. This is a reference number used to identify the electricity supply point. When the customer owns the power connection, we will need to know this number to transfer the billing for the kiosk’s power supply. Your local power company will be able to give you your MPAN, but please contact us for more information on how to apply for an unmetered MPAN.
Source : https://business.bt.com/public-sector/street-hubs/adopt-a-kiosk-scheme
Please note that the additional funding can be sourced to renovate and maintain the telephone box when adopted.
