Commuters are photographed on their phones at Yonge Station in Toronto, on Aug. 23, 2023. Starting today, Rogers customers can now connect to the company's 5G network in multiple subway stations across the city.
The Toronto Transit Commission is ending free public Wi-Fi at its subway stations at the end of the year, citing a steep drop in rider usage along with reliability, security and cost concerns.A TTC spokesperson says there has been a 65 per cent drop in use of the TConnect Wi-Fi system since 5G connectivity for all carriers was introduced.
"When comparing subway trips to total logins, we know TConnect is only being used on two per cent of trips," Green said in an email. "This is a TTC decision. The Wi-Fi infrastructure at subway stations has reached its end of life and usage has dropped dramatically since we started rolling out 5G in the subway system."
Green said it would have cost $17 million to upgrade the infrastructure to improve performance and security issues which "does not feel like a wise investment."
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