A large illuminated advertising display that will also transmit free wi-fi is set to replace two old phone boxes outside Edinburgh's Commonwealth Pool after a successful planning appeal by BT.
The first 'Street Hub' in the capital got the go-ahead on Wednesday (September 14) after councillors narrowly voted to overturn a planning decision taken by officials earlier this year.
Although there have been growing calls for the telecoms giant to rid the city's streets of disused and often vandalised payphones, BTs decision to tie applications to remove them with proposals for the new LED screens has been criticised.
