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Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth

Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth
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Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths. Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus

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Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths.

Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus to provide cabins.

Increased mobile phone usage saw a huge drop in the demand for payphones, with Proximus’ chairman eventually labelling them ‘obsolete.’

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