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March 1, 2006

HOP ON, GO WIRELESS… METRO TESTS TWO MOBILE WI-FI BUSES
Free wireless internet service available en route on Lily Pad buses

CINCINNATI – It gives “life in the fast lane” a whole new meaning.

Metro will offer FREE wireless internet service on the two specially wrapped Project Lily Pad buses beginning Wednesday, March 1. Customers will be able to access the internet free while riding on these buses.

This pilot project will test mobile Wi-Fi technology (designed and managed by HarborLink Network) on the two Lily Pad buses, which will be on Rt. 1 Museum Center-Mt. Adams-Zoo for the next two weeks and on other routes later. Metro is one of the first transit systems in the country to experiment with mobile Wi-Fi.

In addition to the Wi-Fi buses, Metro is partnering with Project Lily Pad and Time-Warner Business Class to offer free wireless internet service at:

• Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal grand rotunda, beginning March 1
• Cincinnati Art Museum later this spring.

Metro’s Rt. 1 Museum Center-Mt. Adams-Zoo serves both museums.

The Metro partnership also includes Lily Pad sites at Metro’s two newest transit facilities, Government Square and the Anderson Lake park & ride, both under construction.

Unlike some Wi-Fi services, Lily Pad sites are free for everyone, thanks to the completely volunteer-driven Project Lily Pad initiative to install free wireless internet access in public spots throughout greater Cincinnati.

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