LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police and student groups at the University of Nebraska are considering removal of emergency telephones installed on the Lincoln campus in 1992.

UNL police and student groups are considering taking out the 85 blue telephones located in parking garages, academic buildings, walkways and intersections.

Todd Duncan, assistant chief for the UNL Police says university police studied use of the phones over a few years and found most calls made on the phones are not emergencies.

Eric Reznicek, president of the university’s student senate, says GPS applications for cell phones that alert emergency personnel may be a better alternative.

A pilot project begins this spring and lasts for a year to determine if there’s a better option. In the meantime, the blue phones remain.