Radio System for NYC Subways Gets a Rebuff

RADIO SYSTEM FOR NYC SUBWAYS GETS REBUFF
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: William Neuman]
First, the Police Department refused to use a $140 million system built by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to carry its radio signals underground in the subway. Now, the Fire Department has also given the system a failing grade, saying it is permeated with “dead spots” where radio signals do not reach. It is a setback for the authority, which built the system and had defended its work by saying that despite the rejection of police officials, the Fire Department was using the system and was pleased with its performance. That is no longer the case. The Fire Department is preparing to circulate a memo to fire units this week which, in a draft provided by the department, says that “after many months of testing” it has concluded that the subway radio system does not “uphold the communications and safety standards of the F.D.N.Y.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/nyregion/07mta.html
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