Purpose

BT have advised NYC that they intend to remove
some more last at site payphones and kiosks within North Yorkshire.
BT have placed 90 day Notices in further payphone kiosks across the
authority. The Council has the opportunity to consider these
payphones and kiosks and either to support BT with the removal or
object to the removal.

Decision

Approve the North Yorkshire Council response
on BT payphones (August 2025) in the former Richmondshire and
Hambleton areas - with the additional information
submitted.?

Reasons for the decision

To ensure that North Yorkshire Council and its
communities provide a timely response to BT for their
decision.?

Alternative options considered

The alternative option is to not respond to
this current “last at site” BT payphone removal.? This
would not be in the public interest as the community are not
informed and as such are not given the opportunity to be involved,
respond and potentially adopt a kiosk for another use should BT
continue to remove the payphone based on no further evidence
provided.?