Doubts Cloud Plan for Cellphone Service in NY Subway Stations

"When proposed nearly five months ago, the idea held the promise of a new era of underground communications. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, long hesitant about enabling cellphone service in the subways, said it would oversee the creation of a wireless network for all 277 underground stations. NY Times reports.

... "Today, however, the plan, which would not provide cellphone service on moving trains, is yet another example of how nothing involving the New York City subways is ever simple. It has become mired in disagreements about the project's cost, feasibility and worthiness.

The deadline for bids, originally Oct. 12, was pushed back to Nov. 30, then to Dec. 28 and now to Wednesday."

emily | 8:31 AM | News, Buzz |
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