Rogers has said it will bring other carriers on board to provide cell service, but its competitors say they are frustrated at the pace of negotiations
that their customers will be allowed onto the expanded wireless network on Toronto’s subway system concurrently with Rogers customers., the company with the sole right to develop wireless infrastructure inside Toronto Transit Commission tunnels, for an undisclosed amount.on board.
“Rogers should not be allowed to be the gatekeeper that decides when subway riders will get access based on the wireless carrier of their choice, and customers shouldn’t be left stranded while they wait for 5G to be deployed in the subway, which could take years,” Ms. Murphy said in a statement.A spokesperson for Rogers said the company “stepped up to acquire BAI Canada to modernize and expand the cellular network across the entire subway system for all TTC riders.
Toronto-based Rogers has said that it would expand the existing network, which only covers station platforms, concourses and about a quarter of the tunnels with third- and fourth-generation wireless technology, and upgrade it to 5G within two years., Mr. Champagne asked Canada’s major carriers to “rapidly come to an agreement” that will give all riders access to wireless services in the subway system, regardless of which carrier they use.
Bell has been publicly advocating for a model in which all carriers own a stake in the network, which is known as a joint build. However, theEarlier this month, the TTC announced that it has extended the contract until “at least” 2042.
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