Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) says the House Transportation Committee will allow federal dollars to be used for “establishing emergency 911 cell service in subway stations and on subway platforms.”
Remember, the MTA is still weighing a big from a consortium of wireless providers to rig stations for cell phone use. But Weiner called that project a “stalemate.”
“Tragedies like the Indian subway attack and New York City subway slashings provide clear examples of why we need better communications networks in our subways,” said Weiner.
Today if people had full cell phone service in the stations, they’d all be calling the MTA customer line to ask where the hell there train is. Probably overload the system.
-- Chuck Bennett
