March is set to lose two phone kiosks - one in Wisbech Road and one in Norwood Road.

In Chatteris the New Road phone box is to be lost, while Wisbech is also set to lose two: one from Lynn Road and one from Magazine Lane.

Others that are set to close are: Lilyholt Road, Benwick; Eastwood End, Wimblington; High Road, Wisbech St Mary; Four Anchor, Tydd; West Bound, Four Gotes; Chapelfields Road, Guyhirn; layby at Ring's End; Church Road, Leverington; Front Road, Murrow and Well End, Friday Bridge.

BT confirmed that it was in the process of writing to Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough District Councils, with proposals for phone box closures.

BT spokesman Paul Hayward said: "BT is committed to providing a public payphone service. However, over the years, as usage has declined, BT has been constantly reviewing and, where necessary, rationalising its public payphone estate in order to meet demand. This is nothing new, and we will continue to do so."

The company stated that 60 per cent of all pay phones are unprofitable, with almost 6,000 phones making less than one call a month.

Mr Hayward added: "Pay phone usage has halved in the last two years, and calls are still declining at 20 per cent year on year.

"Any removal of unprofitable pay phones is carried out in strict adherence to the Ofcom guidelines and, where appropriate, with the consent of the local communities.

"We will be removing other kiosks where we do not need to consult, as this is simply a question of thinning the estate where there are kiosks close together.

"In all instances where there is not another pay phone within 400 metres we need the local authority's consent to remove the kiosk, and if there is a clear social need for those phones then they won't be removed."