December 27, 2019
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MTA Issues Request for Proposals to Build Connectivity in L Line’s East River TunnelL Line Will Be First Under-River Subway Tunnel with Full Connectivity
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that it is has issued a Request for Proposals for a real estate license to build out and operate broadband wireless connectivity infrastructure – cellular connections – in the Line’s tunnel under the East River. The service will allow customers to use phones and other devices between 1 Av and Bedford Av on the Line, making this under-river tunnel the first in the New York City Subway to receive full connectivity.
“Providing full connectivity to our millions of customers is a part of our continued push to modernize the MTA system,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye. “We’re working to deliver full connectivity across our system and allow our customers to use their commuting time to meet their needs, whether it’s texting with friends and family or communicating with coworkers.”
The roll out of broadband advances the MTA’s existing wireless connectivity initiatives.
Proposals from companies that would license space to build connectivity in the Line tunnel are due on Jan. 13.
The request for proposals is being issued now so that crews doing work to install connectivity in the tunnel can minimize impact to customers by taking advantage of outages related to the L Project.
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