Articles tagged with: Mbta

MBTA fires bus driver who stepped off to use cellphone

The bus driver thought he found a loophole in the MBTA's new ban on operators using cellphones: He did not bring a cellphone to the job, which is now banned, and he did not talk on one while driving. more

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Boston Railways Using CDMA EV-DO for Wi-Fi Backhaul

Parvus Corp says that the USA based, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (mbta) has included its RiderNet3 mobile access points in a Wi-Fi pilot program, believed to be the nation's first cellular-based wireless Internet service for commuter rail.  more

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Enabling cellphones on Boston's underground railway

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has granted a license to InSite Wireless for the right to install, operate, and maintain an underground neutral wireless communication network within the mbta's subway system. Under the terms of the 15-year license, the mbta is guaranteed minimum fees totaling nearly US$4 million. Five firms had competed for the contract. more

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