Iconic London phone boxes inspire first 'solarbox'

James S Murray
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Traditional phone box on Tottenham Court Road given green makeover, as it is converted into a free solar-powered mobile phone charging point

One of London's iconic, but increasingly unused, phone boxes has today been turned literally and figuratively green with the launch of the capital's first "solarbox". The new solarbox was officially...

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