It was a matter of time, since the appearance of smartphones. Because Valencia, as other cities such as New York have been doing, has already removed the last 180 telephone booths that had been abandoned on the city’s sidewalks for years. It was done in record time, since they were unused in the middle of the street and had become a nest of dirt. It was the city’s mayor herself, María José Catalá, who activated the withdrawal.
The Councilor for Mobility, Jesús Carbonell, has assured that Telefónica has completed the removal of the 180 booths that were abandoned on the streets of the city of Valencia. “The operators have completed the removal because it was obsolete urban furniture that had not been used for years.”
The City Council emphasizes that for María José Catalá the removal of this type of street furniture was a priority “because it was dirtying the streets since they were abandoned and in poor condition.” That is why, as the councilor explained, “we have worked together with Telefónica to remove them as soon as possible and this is what María José Catalá expressed in the meeting held with company directors.”
“The reason is to avoid the neglect that this urban furniture has suffered for years and leave the city streets cleaner and neater,” explained Carbonell. “The previous government team did nothing for eight years and we have solved it in less than a year.”
