The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials signed a deal Friday that will permit more companies to provide cellular phone service in Metrorail's tunnel system, according to The Washington Post.
The deal will allow AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile to install equipment in the tunnels over the next four years while providing Metro with about $25 million, according to the Post. Currently, only Verizon customers have cellular service in the tunnels.
The network will also allow WMATA to begin broadcasting "The Metro Channel" through its trains, stations and buses, according to the article. "The Metro Channel" will display information, news and advertising.
WMATA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein told the Post the agency also plans to eventually provide Wi-Fi service throughout the transit system.
-CLINT RICE
