Chicago: Now Arriving: Underground 4G Wireless Service on CTA Blue Line

McClatchy, via MassTransitMag:


Do you hate going into underground tunnels on the train and finding that your phone has no service? Well, those days are nearly over, because Mayor Emanuel announced Thursday that 4G wireless service will be offered to the first section of the CTA subway system.

Starting this week, CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch riders will have full 4G coverage in the Kimball Subway. That 1.2-mile segment of the Blue Line serves the Logan Square and Belmont stations.

If you don't take that specific Blue Line route, you may be wondering, "But when will the entire subway system get coverage?" Have no fear. Activation of 4G coverage on the remaining Blue and Red line subway sections will occur in phases and should be completed by the end of this year.

"We've finished phase one of the project and by the end of 2015, the new network will be ready to provide an incredible 4G wireless experience to T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint customers that ride the Chicago subway enabling them to talk, chat, tweet, surf or send and receive video calls while using the nation's second largest public transportation system," T-Moble Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in a news release. .....................(more)

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