Monday 1 August 2022 04:24 PM New York City to provide cellular service to 191 above-ground subways and 21 ... trends now
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to provide cellular service to all 191 above-ground lines in New York City and 21 Staten Island railway stations in a 10-year project that finally adds coverage to all 418 miles of track.
The $600 million infrastructure will be built by Transit Wireless, which has been working with the city for more nearly a decade to provide service underground – it currently provides service to the city's 281 underground subway stations.
According to The New York Times, Transit Wireless plans to pay for the project through data collection and fiber-optic cable leases to AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile - and riders must be a customer of the carriers to connect to the service.
The New York-based communications infrastructure company has not yet revealed which lines will be completed first has yet to be decided, but riders will have access as each section is completed.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is working with Transit Wireless to provide cellular service to the 191 above-ground subway stations
Transit Wireless
NYC Transit President Richard Davey, said in a statement: 'Having uninterrupted network connection underground will reimagine how New Yorkers travel by providing the opportunity to
