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Committee backs Muni–BART agreement to extend underground cellular service
Summary
The committee forwarded an agreement allowing BART to negotiate carrier licenses and extend BART’s underground cellular and fiber into the Muni Metro tunnels. Carriers are expected to cover roughly $6 million in capital costs and pay ongoing license fees; analysts estimate potential annual revenues of $1–3 million shared by agencies.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 19 voted to forward a resolution authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to execute a communications agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District that would let BART negotiate license agreements with telecommunications carriers to extend BART’s underground commercial fiber and cellular infrastructure into the SFMTA’s underground system.
Connor Johnson, chief of staff to Board President London Breed and sponsor of…
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