The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, Metro) and wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless announced the availability of wireless voice and data service in the first tunnel segment on the Red Line. WMATA’s Wi-Fi service is in addition to existing cellular service (already available at all Metro stations) enabling customers to make calls, send text messages, and access the web.
The latest tunnel segment is the second portion of the system to have wireless service, following the segment between Potomac Avenue and Stadium Armory on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines, which was activated in December 2016. As a result of the new wireless coverage announced today, a Metro customer can now travel from Glenmont to Silver Spring with an uninterrupted wireless signal.
WMATA also announced a list of 30 underground stations that will have free customer Wi-Fi service by the end of the year. Currently, six stations already have Wi-Fi – Metro Center, Gallery Place, L’Enfant Plaza, Judiciary Square, and Archives. The additional 24 stations are: Smithsonian, Farragut West, Crystal City, Dupont Circle, Rosslyn, Clarendon, Court House, Navy Yard-Ballpark, Waterfront, Anacostia, McPherson Sq, Foggy Bottom-GWU, Farragut North, Cleveland Park, Van Ness-UDC, Tenleytown – AU, Friendship Heights, Bethesda, Medical Center, Mt. Vernon Sq, Shaw-Howard U, U Street, Columbia Heights, Federal Center SW.
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