New York (pte027/27.07.2011/13:55) – Four subway stations in New York will soon receive wireless hotspots, the grant passengers access to the Internet and telephony in the well-shielded underground. Should be within the next four years all 277 Stations of the network follow. In order for the discussion of Internet coverage in public spaces will ride on back. Ricarda Pätzold expert from the Institute of Urban- and Regional Research at the TU Berlin offers individual, cultural aspects as crucial.
MTA uses Twitter and SMS
“This service also extends the reach of our instructions and warnings”, said the spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) against the radio station WNYC. The New York transportation company also informed its passengers via SMS and Twitter about the problems and delays operation. The establishment of access points has been 2007 planned, now the responsible operator received green light to secure financing for the implementation. continue reading…
