We thought perhaps the answer to the mystery of why British Telecommunications Plc should be sending out phone bills to its own telephone boxes (CI No 2,030) might be that the company thought it would be cheaper than sending a man round to empty the coins out, but its explanation turns out to be even more unfathomable – the bill, it says, enables it to see how busy each box is and to check if anything peculiar – such as bills and final demands piling up so high that no-one can open the door any more, till the box finally gets cut off for non-payment? – has been happening; by drawing up the bills for the lines, we can check for fraud; they do usually carry a warning so they are not sent out…
