MTA MOVES TOWARD RIDING A WI-FI WAVE FEASIBILITY STUDY ORDERED.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer Forget the cyber cafe; take the cyber commute. The MTA's Orange Line and subway system may not always deliver a high-speed trip, but transit officials would like to offer commuters high- speed Internet service. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Thursday directed the transit agency's staff to do a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. by April of how to provide the technology on its rail lines. All buses in the MTA's fleet could be next in line for the service. "It's an idea whose time has come," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. on Thursday. Villaraigosa, who brought the motion before the board, is striving to give Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. the nation's biggest wireless-fidelity network. Last week, he introduced plans to hook up the whole city with free Wi-Fi service. Wi-Fi allows computer users to access the Web without traditional phone connections. After bids were sought to bring Wi-Fi to the Orange Line, vendors said the service could be expanded to all MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. buses and subways with the price offset through advertisements, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Richard Hunt, general manager for the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Service Sector, an arm of the MTA. Popular in coffee shops, hotels and airports, Wi-Fi is slowly making its way into public transportation. Business commuters have surfed the Web aboard three express buses traveling from Temecula to Oceanside -- about a one-hour trip -- ever since the service began in spring 2005, said Riverside Transit Agency The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) provides public transportation for Western Riverside County, California, operating more than 230 vehicles on 39 fixed routes, five commuter routes and a Dial-A-Ride service. spokesman Bradley Weaver. It cost $14,500 to install it on each bus and $70 a month to maintain, Weaver said. Wi-Fi connections are being installed now on 78 commuter buses that haul passengers on 40-minute rides across the Bay and San Mateo bridges. Oakland-based AC Transit is funding the service through a $390,000 grant from the Alameda County Congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. Management Agency, said spokesman Clarence Johnson. Some Red Line commuters on Thursday hesitated at the thought of using computers in the subway. "I wouldn't use equipment like that here," said Roger Wallace of Mission Hills. "I see people looking around for targets on the train, so I leave my expensive stuff at home." Kim Stammler said Wi-Fi would help with emergencies. "You don't have cell phone access on the subway," the 48-year-old woman said. "You could still access emergency numbers through the Internet." sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 |
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