The Toronto Transit Commission has announced plans to provide cell phone service on subway trains after a survey showed overwhelming demand for such a service.
We will find a way to do this, said TTC Chairman Adam Giambrone, who is already working with wireless carriers to bring cellular signals to Toronto`s subway tunnels. It`s not a matter of if.` It`s a matter of when.`
59% of Toronto subway riders support bringing cell service to underground transit, with just 17% opposed, and 24% indifferent to the idea, according to a recent market research survey.
In order to meet this demand, numerous receivers will have to be mounted in Toronto`s subway tunnels. The underground network could take two to three years to install, at an estimated cost of $30 million, which will likely be picked up by cell phone carriers.
There`s all sorts of benefits beyond simply being able to talk on the phone, e-mail and text, commented TTC spokesman, Brad Ross. If you`re waiting at a station and there`s a delay, you can phone home or your boss if you`re late for work. Typically, in subway stations that are underground, you can`t do that and you often see line-ups at pay phones.
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