Globe editorial: On the Toronto transit phone dispute, Montreal shows the better way

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Globe editorial: On the Toronto transit phone dispute, Montreal shows the better way
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The TTC began to look into allowing cell network access underground in late 2001, a process that would require infrastructure upgrades

In 2001, the most popular phone in the world was the Nokia 3310. The little grey brick with a monochrome screen let you talk, text and play Snake.

That April, the Toronto Police Service piped up to say it “did not support cellular service in the subway as cellphone detonation of bombs was a preferred method of terrorists.” Any more work on the file “was terminated at that time,” a report noted. BAI won the contract in part because it offered to pay the TTC a lot more money than domestic carriers. BAI’s plan was to build the network and charge major telecom carriers for access to it. “It was waiting to see whether it could secure the unreasonable fees it was demanding from carriers to participate, which was not in the public interest,” says Ellen Murphy, a spokesperson for Bell, which had offered to pay $5.5-million..

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