Telepoint

When it started in September, Phonepoint had 174 telepoints or public base stations […] Ferranti has a more intensive network, with 300 telepoints concentrated around London […]

BT has also been prevented from holding a majority share of a telepoint operator.

These telepoints can be thought of as cordless phone base units that work with all cordless receivers in operation. Some telepoints register the presence of a customer when the person comes within range — say at a train station.