On Jul 25, 2017, at 11:25 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, Craig, it ramped up quickly. AMPS service, in cities where it was
available, obviously, became popular very quickly. It was even deployed
throughout the Metro tunnels here, for pete's sake. No need to belabor the
obvious.
The carriers met their first deadline, providing cell service in Metro’s 20
busiest underground stations by 2009. The other subterranean stations were
wired for cell service eventually. But only small portions of a few tunnels
were wired before Powerwave Technologies went bankrupt in 2013 and the
project ground to a halt.
A federal law enacted in 2008, which designated $1.5 billion in long-term
funding for Metro, requires the agency to establish cell service throughout
the subway and also upgrade the radio system, Metro spokesman Dan Stessel
said.