Submitted by flightwaves t3_10ofpd1 in nyc
flightwaves OP t1_j6eaq77 wrote
>Transit officials said just 33,000 people used the Wi-Fi on buses during an average day. That’s about 2% of the 1.4 million bus riders the agency records per weekday.
MTA officials estimated the cut to Wi-Fi service on buses will save the agency $3.3 million every year.
It's nice to see them cost cutting for once. Lets tackle overtime abuse next shall we?
chale122 t1_j6f6rdz wrote
they're cost cutting to get more overtime
1unzippedcutoffs2 t1_j6f9hry wrote
I was part of the 33,000. Lots of trips on the B65
Korona123 t1_j6fvalj wrote
Seems like a big feature to cut for only 3 mil savings..
RyuNoKami t1_j6frwjs wrote
That's mta buses cutting wifi. Over time abuse is at the long island railroad. Good luck getting rid of amnenties over there.
NeedsMoreCapitalism t1_j6h5vh7 wrote
It's a massive issue with rank and file MTA employees
damnatio_memoriae t1_j6l6bn7 wrote
OT abuse definitely happens with MTA. There was a group of MTA employees a few years ago who literally setup a man cave with couches, TV, video games, and beer in some hidden back room in one of the stations and they would go there and hangout while charging OT.
Blue387 t1_j6giorn wrote
I was one of those folks, taking the B63 bus here in Brooklyn. The B63 takes a long time from downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge and you also get lots of double parked cars and trucks. That bus wifi has been very good for checking emails and Reddit, etc.
scruffywarhorse t1_j6j11r9 wrote
It’s such bs. They need to cut costs, not services. They get 1.4 million bus riders per day That’s 3.85 daily revenue. So by cutting amenities on the bus and alienating foreign travelers. They are saving less than the amount they make in 1 day. though I think they exaggerated the hell out of their Wi-Fi bill.
They should just charge 8 dollars for it like they do on the airplane.
pton12 t1_j6ent5f wrote
But how else will the unhoused people who use the bus system as their shelter be able to catch up on their podcasts? /s
jumbod666 t1_j6erohs wrote
You spelled homeless wrong.
djdiamond755 t1_j6ifjn7 wrote
Insensitive pricks.
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