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"Six of New York City's subway stations will offer cellular service starting next week, marking a significant turning point in the effort to wire all of the city's underground rail system stops.\nAT&amp;T and T-Mobile subscribers will be able to access those services in six stations in Chelsea in Manhattan, a rep for the Metropolitan Transit Authority says, confirming numerous reports. The signals for the stations \u2014 which run from 14th Street and 6th Avenue to 23rd Street and 8th Avenue \u2014 will only be available in the platforms and mezzanines of those stations. The signal will only go a short way within the tunnels. \nThe wiring of those stations is considered a pilot program. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, which runs the subways, will extend the service to other stations if it's considered successful. \nNew York is a laggard in terms of subway-based cellphone service. San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit System has had service since 2006, Boston's has had it since 2007, Chicago got it in 2006 and Washington D.C.'s Metro system got it in 2009. London, meanwhile, currently has no service but is aiming to get it in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.\nNew York City's project began in 2007, but was delayed as contractor Transit Wireless ran into financing trouble. The company has since received financing from Broadcast Australia, a wireless operator in that country. \nImage courtesy of Flickr, Annie Mole"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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