patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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1 edit | said by rit56:they tried to get cell phone service on the subways and that was an epic fail. I say this never happens. Yep, the MTA wanted "open-access" (every carrier pays same rent and gets access) (strike one) and station-only cell coverage (strike two) from the equipment operating contractor.
About strike one, many underground train cities have exclusive agreements, Washington DC Metro is Verizon CDMA only and Sprint through roaming, Metro North Grand Central Terminal is AT&T only I think (but plenty of leakage from all the other carriers from off the property), remember Metro North Railroad had the AT&T Wireless partnered "Railfone" cellphone that looks like a payphone thing onboard (ripped out in the early-mid 2000s). LIRR/Amtrak/NJT is Verizon only AFAIK in the east river and hudson river tunnels. Lincoln [auto] Tunnel under hudson is Verizon and AT&T only, no T-mobile, Sprint through roaming.
About strike two, the contractor pulled out because they would generate too few minutes to bill the cell carriers and pay rent to the MTA by having station only coverage. |
