"Roland Perry" wrote:
In message ,
at 07:19:38 on Tue, 15 Feb 2011, remarked:
why there's no mobile coverage within the tube? I tried to call a
friend but unsuccessfully.
I think the Laws of Physics have something to do with it.
It's the law of "trying to get someone else to pay for the installation".
Do you mean LU trying to get someone other than themselves to pay? If so,
damn right - LU shouldn't pay for such provision.
I think LU have made pretty clear they'd be quite happy to co-operate in
providing mobile coverage below ground, but it's up to the network operators
to sort it out and come up with a feasible plan. Of course, the installation
of such kit on the Underground network is going to be a far more involved
job than it would be elsewhere - there's very stringent fire safety
regulations to comply with (as there should be), space is rather limited,
and working conditions are limiting.
Previous discussions have all revolved around the installation of BTSs at
stations only, and not in the running tunnels which would just add an
enormous extra layer of complexity and cost for little return (I'm thinking
of the deep-level tube tunnels in particular here).