A newly installed electronic advertising board has been vandalised days after being activated.
The glass on the screen in Montague Street, Worthing, was smashed over the bank holiday weekend.
The "street hubs" are being rolled out as replacements to phone boxes as well as offering charging and wifi points for shoppers, along with advertising.
Telecom company BT is sending an engineer repair the vandalised hub.
A Worthing Borough Council spokesman said: “We’re very disappointed about the vandalism of one of BT’s newly-installed street hubs in Montague Street.
“The hubs have been installed by BT as a high-tech replacement to a number of their phone boxes across the town centre and offer charging and connection features to visitors. They also supply useful data such as air quality figures to the council’s planning department.
“We won’t tolerate vandalism and we will continue working with Sussex Police to crack down on crime in the town.”
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The hubs were installed three weeks ago and made active only two days ago.
A BT spokesman said: “We are disappointed that vandals have caused damage to a street hub unit in the Worthing area.
“We would urge anyone who witnesses criminal activity to report it to the police. And while crime and antisocial behaviour are police matters, we remain committed to working closely with the authorities and local communities to help where we can.”
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