Recent Toronto transit violence prompts renewed calls for better cell service
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Safety is top of mind for commuters reliant on the TTC. Recent violent incidents have triggered renewed calls for better cell service for subway riders.
A spate of random attacks on Toronto’s public transit system has triggered renewed calls for better cell service for subway riders.
While the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is equipped with the necessary infrastructure to allow cellular connectivity, Canada’s major carriers have yet to get on board.
A transit spokesperson told Global News via email that all cell users, regardless of carrier, have access to 911 service in the downtown area on Line 1, as well as between Sheppard West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway stations, and in open cut areas.
Currently, Freedom Mobile is the only wireless carrier that has signed on to provide service on the system.
The big three telecom companies — Rogers, Telus and Bell — have yet to do so.
“If my phone is from Bell or Rogers or Telus and I get to the subway, I should be able to use it,” said Toronto Centre councillor Chris Moise, who is also a member of the TTC’s board.
“We, as a city, need to push them and perhaps even embarrass them to actually do the right thing.”
Widely-accessible mobile networks are nothing new in other cities.
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