The federal government is mandating that all wireless carriers in Canada offer cellular service on the TTC’s subway system by the beginning of October.
During a news conference in Toronto on Monday morning, Francois-Philippe Champagne, the federal minister of innovation, science, and industry, said new spectrum licence conditions will require carriers to provide all passengers on Toronto’s subway system with access to cellular connectivity no later than Oct. 3, 2023.“It is simply unacceptable that so many subway riders still do not have access to wireless services,” Champagne said Monday.
An ongoing public consultation process was initiated by the federal government in July to provide a pathway for all carriers, including Bell and Telus, to have access to the underground system. “This could include, if they fail to act, imposing mandatory penalties and even suspending or revoking a carrier’s spectrum licence. This is very serious business.”
Champagne noted that the government is also requiring quick expansion of service in the coming months and years, including mandating that the major carriers provide cell service at all stations within the next six months, cell service in 80 per cent of existing tunnels within a year, and 100 per cent of tunnels within three years.
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