Planning applications tracker for InLinkUK from BT kiosks. https://kiosks.adrianshort.org/
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2017-06-27Wired UKPhone boxes across the UK are being turned into free 1Gbps Wi-Fi hotspots and charging stationshttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/link-free-wifi-londonCamden
2017-06-27Mobile NewsFirst InLink hits Camden High Streethttp://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2017/06/27/first-inlink-hits-camden-high-street/Camden
2017-06-27Gizmodo UKGoodbye phone boxes, hello wifi kiosk: Hands on with BT InLinkhttp://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/06/goodbye-phone-boxes-hello-wifi-kiosk-hands-on-with-bt-inlink/Camden
2017-10-26Camden New JournalPolice urge Town Hall to block new wave of phone boxeshttp://camdennewjournal.com/article/police-urge-town-hall-to-block-new-wave-of-phone-boxesCamden
2017-11-29Wandsworth GuardianResidents call for council to reject new 'eyesore' BT kioskshttps://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/15690988.residents-call-for-council-to-reject-new-eyesore-bt-kiosks/Wandsworth
2017-12-13Adrian ShortInLink kiosks: Email to Wandsworth Council's planning applications committeehttps://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2017/wandsworth-council-inlink-privacy/Wandsworth
2017-12-14Adrian ShortBT InLink in London: building a privatised "smart city" by stealthhttps://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2017/bt-inlink-london-smart-city/London
2017-12-19Wandsworth GuardianPlans to install new BT kiosks in Wandsworth approved by councilhttps://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/15782260.plans-to-install-new-bt-kiosks-in-wandsworth-approved-by-council/Wandsworth
2018-01-04Adrian ShortGoogle InLink spy kiosks targeting kids in London and Leedshttps://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2017/google-inlink-spy-kiosks-targeting-kids/Leeds|Wandsworth|Lambeth
2018-01-29ISPreviewLocal UK councils rail against surge in Trojan telephone boxeshttps://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/01/local-uk-councils-rail-surge-trojan-telephone-boxes.html
2018-02-16Wired UKStop replacing London’s phone boxes with corporate surveillancehttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/linkuk-bt-google-free-wifi-and-calls-londonLondon
2018-02-21Islington GazetteIslington Society takes aim at digital phone boxes, likens them to ‘plague of locusts’http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/environment/islington-society-takes-aim-at-digital-phone-boxes-likens-them-to-plague-of-locusts-1-5404024Islington
2018-02-22Islington SocietySociety leads resistance to new phone boxeshttps://www.islingtonsociety.org.uk/news/society-leads-resistance-to-new-phone-boxes/Islington
2018-04-03Wandsworth GuardianHundredth BT InLinkUK kiosks switched on in Wandsworthhttps://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/16134222.hundredth-bt-inlinkuk-kiosks-switched-on-in-wandsworth/Wandsworth
2018-04-04Bristol PostBT plan to replace Bristol's telephone boxes with these modern wifi portalshttps://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bt-plan-replace-bristols-telephone-1417266Bristol|Wandsworth
2018-04-06Adrian ShortIs Intersection part of Google?https://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2018/intersection-sidewalk-labs-google-alphabet/Bristol|Wandsworth
2018-04-06Adblock BristolAct now! 34 new digital advertising screens planned for Bristol city centrehttp://adblockbristol.org.uk/2018/04/act-now-thirty-four-new-digital-advertising-screens-planned-for-bristol-city-centre/Bristol
2018-04-12Bristol PostBT's new InLink WiFi portals will introduce dozens of new security cameras to Bristol's streetshttps://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bts-new-inlink-wifi-portals-1445687Bristol
2018-04-17Bristol CableOpinion: Bristol’s new phoneboxes could end up spying on youhttps://thebristolcable.org/2018/04/opinion-bts-spy-kiosks-could-be-coming-to-bristol/Bristol|London
2018-04-20Sky NewsSwipe: Upgraded phone boxeshttps://youtu.be/rMnMtWdwNe8?t=126
2018-04-23Bristol Walking AllianceInLink advertising monolithshttps://bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk/2018/04/23/inlink-advertising-monoliths/Bristol
2018-04-25Chronicle LiveTrojan phone box 'turmoil' ahead of Great Exhibition of the Northhttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/trojan-phone-box-turmoil-ahead-14570686Newcastle upon Tyne
2018-05-23Adblock BristolSuccess! 34 digital advertising screens rejected by Bristol City Councilhttp://adblockbristol.org.uk/2018/05/success-advertising-screens-rejected/Bristol
2018-06-12Adrian ShortInLink is dodging full planning permission in Kingstonhttps://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2018/kingston-inlink-planning-permission/Kingston upon Thames|Bristol
2018-06-18Islington Tribune‘Horrible tsunami’ of phone boxes plannedhttp://islingtontribune.com/article/horrible-tsunami-of-phone-boxes-plannedIslington|Leeds|Glasgow
2018-06-19ISPreviewBT begin deploying 12 ultrafast wifi InLinkUK kiosks in Glasgowhttps://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/06/bt-begin-deploying-12-ultrafast-wifi-inlinkuk-kiosks-in-glasgow.htmlGlasgow|London|Leeds|Birmingham|Southampton|Newcastle upon Tyne|Sheffield|Kensington and Chelsea
2018-07-04Chronicle LiveWhy bosses think the 'Trojan' phone boxes should be built in Newcastle and Gatesheadhttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/bosses-think-trojan-phone-boxes-14866211Newcastle upon Tyne|Gateshead
2018-07-07Ham&HighRevealed: How new digital phone boxes are helping to drive Camden’s drug tradehttp://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/crime-court/new-bt-inlink-panels-being-used-by-camden-s-drug-trade-1-5550889Camden
2018-08-23ISPreviewSheffield, Newcastle and Gateshead get BT InLinkUK gigabit wifi kioskshttps://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/08/sheffield-newcastle-and-gateshead-get-bt-inlinkuk-gigabit-wifi-kiosks.htmlSheffield|Newcastle upon Tyne|Gateshead|London|Leeds|Glasgow|Southampton
2018-09-07CoventryLiveThis is why you might not be getting free super fast wifi in Coventryhttps://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/you-might-not-getting-free-15113081Coventry
2018-09-07Westminster City CouncilWestminster at war with ‘whack-a-mole’ phone boxeshttps://www.westminster.gov.uk/westminster-war-whack-mole-phone-boxesWestminster
2018-09-07Engineering and TechnologyCrime link stalls 5G phone boxeshttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/09/crime-connection-stalls-5g-phone-boxes/Tower Hamlets|Bristol|Camden|Coventry|Kingston upon Thames|Liverpool
2018-09-10Gizmodo UKPolice postpone installation of BT's 5G internet kiosks over drug linkshttp://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/09/police-postpone-installation-of-bts-5g-internet-kiosks-over-drug-links/Camden|Bristol|Tower Hamlets
2018-09-10Huffpost UKBT digital kiosks expansion halted after claims they're 'used mainly for drug dealing'https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bt-digital-kiosks_uk_5b96aa2ae4b0511db3e4fda8Camden|Tower Hamlets|Bristol|Liverpool|Coventry|Kingston upon Thames
2018-09-14Engineering and TechnologyWestminster brands 5G phone kiosks a deceithttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/09/westminster-brands-5g-phone-boxes-a-deceit/Westminster|Bristol|City of London|Hackney|Hammersmith|Islington|Kingston upon Thames|Liverpool|Tower Hamlets
2018-09-17Cian HeasleyAn interview with anti-surveillance activists ReThink LinkNYC on tech, privacy and the future of smart citieshttps://medium.com/@nscrutables/an-interview-with-rethinklinknyc-on-tech-privacy-the-future-of-smart-cities-8bfe4a987876Glasgow
2018-09-29New York TimesOn crowded London streets, councils fight a flood of phone boxeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/world/europe/london-phone-boxes-inlink.htmlWestminster
2018-10-01BBC One (Wales)X-Ray: Omar Hamdi tries out the latest futuristic phone boxes to appear on the streets of Swansea (at 9m 48s)https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bltlmz/xray-series-18-episode-1Swansea|Cardiff|Leeds|Southampton|Glasgow|Newcastle|Bristol|Liverpool|Edinburgh
2018-10-02Sutton GuardianBT InLink kiosks: Plans to build Sutton's first units thrown outhttps://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/16955356.bt-inlink-kiosks-plans-to-build-suttons-first-units-thrown-out/Sutton|Leeds|Glasgow|Newcastle|Swansea
2018-10-05IndependentWhy critics are calling Britain's new phone boxes a 'surveillance network'https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/telephone-phone-boxes-surveillance-british-culture-public-space-london-long-reads-westminster-a8569096.htmlWestminster
2018-10-12Engineering and Technology5G street fighthttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/10/5g-street-fight/Camden|Hammersmith and Fulham|Southampton|Nottingham|Glasgow|Sheffield|Waltham Forest|Tower Hamlets|City of London|Westminster|Liverpool|Coventry|Kingston upon Thames|Hackney|Southwark|Lambeth|Bristol|Islington
2018-10-12Engineering and TechnologyCities block 5G kiosks after doing rival dealshttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/10/cities-block-5g-kiosk-rollout-after-doing-rival-dealsCity of London|Westminster|Coventry|Liverpool|Birmingham|Bristol|Edinburgh|Hammersmith and Fulham|Hackney|Kingston upon Thames|Islington|Camden|Hackney
2018-11-16Bristol PostBT 'in talks' with council to bring controversial InLinks to Bristol despite drug dealer fearshttps://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bt-wifi-inlinks-bristol-drug-2228617Bristol
2018-11-30ChiswickW4.comBT plan to replace phone boxes on High Road with InLink unitshttp://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=conplan106.htmHounslow
2018-12-05Engineering and TechnologyBT disables next-gen phones to counter London drugs gangs crisishttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/12/bt-disables-next-gen-phones-to-counter-london-drug-gangs-crisis/Tower Hamlets
2018-12-21Engineering and TechnologyTwenty thousand drug deals on five InLink phone kiosks in 15 weekshttps://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/12/twenty-thousand-drug-deals-on-five-inlink-phone-kiosks/Tower Hamlets
2019-01-18Adrian ShortPolice object to new Google InLink kiosks over drug deal phone callshttps://www.adrianshort.org/posts/2019/inlink-police-drug-dealing/Tower Hamlets|Merton|Westminster|Sutton
2019-01-22Wimbledon TimesProposed InLink kiosk for Wimbledon town centre rejected as police warn drug dealers are using themhttps://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/17375899.proposed-inlink-kiosk-for-wimbledon-town-centre-rejected-as-police-warn-drug-dealers-are-using-them/Merton|Tower Hamlets
2019-01-30BrentfordTW8.comCouncil refuse BT plans for ad display monolithshttp://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&page=planning051.htmHounslow
2019-02-03Sunday Times (paywall)Free InLinkUK phone kiosks used for thousands of street drug dealshttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/free-phone-kiosks-used-for-thousands-of-street-drug-deals-fwhxfzk5vTower Hamlets|Merton|Westminster
2019-02-05BBC London NewsInLink drug dealing in Tower Hamletshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azxy69OechUTower Hamlets
2019-02-12TelegraphCouncils given new powers to block phoneboxes being builthttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/12/councils-given-new-powers-block-phone-boxes-built/Westminster
2019-02-14Planning ResourceThe ruling that could end prior approval consents for phone kiosks (paywall)https://www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1525680/ruling-end-prior-approval-consents-phone-kiosksWestminster
2019-02-20London Forum of Amenity and Civic SocietiesA ruling that could end prior approval consents for phone kiosks (PDF)https://www.londonforum.org.uk/reports/A_ruling_that_could_end_prior_approval_consents_for_phone_kiosks.pdfWestminster|Camden
2019-02-28Islington CouncilIslington Council takes action to tackle anti-social abuse of free-phone unitshttps://www.islington.media/news/islington-council-takes-action-to-tackle-anti-social-abuse-of-free-phone-unitsIslington
2019-03-20Manchester Evening NewsNew futuristic phone kiosks in Piccadilly Gardens are being used to arrange drug dealshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-futuristic-phone-kiosks-piccadilly-15897108Manchester|Tower Hamlets
2019-04-09Manchester Evening NewsFrom now on, phone kiosks in Piccadilly Gardens will know if you're trying to buy drugshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/piccadilly-gardens-phone-kiosks-drugs-16098562Manchester|Salford|Tower Hamlets
2019-04-12Evening Standard‘Smart’ phone boxes are a honeypot for drug dealers, BT toldhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/smart-phone-boxes-are-a-honeypot-for-drug-dealers-bt-told-a4116226.htmlTower Hamlets|Islington
2019-04-12EngadgetAn algorithm is attempting to block drug deals at UK WiFi kioskshttps://www.engadget.com/2019/04/12/bt-inlink-uk-algorithm-block-calls/
2019-04-16Evening Express (Aberdeen)New wifi and phone hubs to be officially unveiled in Aberdeen city centrehttps://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/new-wifi-and-phone-hubs-to-be-officially-unveiled-in-aberdeen-city-centre/Aberdeen|Glasgow
2019-04-12BBC 1 News LondonInLink issues in Tower Hamletshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yg7yzv6N6cTower Hamlets
2019-04-30Brighton & Hove NewsBT plans to remove 26 payphones and replace them with controversial hubshttps://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/04/30/bt-plans-to-remove-26-payphones-and-replace-them-with-controversial-hubs/Brighton and Hove
2019-07-09Bradford Telegraph and ArgusHigh tech phone hubs to measure city centre air qualityhttps://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17756473.high-tech-phone-hubs-measure-city-centre-air-quality/Bradford