Thread: UKIP: Use TFL surplus to fund wi-fi on tube

From the official website:

Lawrence Webb, UKIP's London Mayor candidate, believes that a Transport for London (TFL) operating surplus should be used to fund wi-fi on the capital's tube network.
TFL today released a financial report that reveals an operating surplus of £310 million has been amassed over the last nine months. The report also forecasts that TFL will underspend its capital budget by £257 million.

The report predicts an overall annual operating surplus of £338 million by the end of the financial year.

Plans are already underway to provide 120 tube stations across London with wifi following a successful trial at Charing Cross. UKIP would like to see the introduction of technology that allows tube passengers to access wifi whist travelling.

Lawrence Webb, UKIP's London Mayor Candidate, said: "The sales of smartphones, android phones and iPads are higher than ever before so the logical step is to ensure tube travellers can use them on their journey.

"Such a move would allow people to convert the 'downtime' of travelling to an opportunity of catching up on e-mails or continuing their work.

"With London being branded as 'the UK's premier digital capital', it makes complete sense to use this money to put in wifi across the London Underground network.

"Ideally I would see this funding matched by a sponsor to ensure the idea became a reality sooner rather than later.

"Wifi on underground train systems is already happening in cities like San Francisco, Paris and Bangalore - there is no reason why London should not be the same."
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Do you know how many people hate mobile phone users on trains and buses. Not a good policy choice

I personally think its a good idea - people silently browsing are less annoying than rude and foul mouthed people on a phone

Of all the underground systems in various parts of the world that I use, I think London is the only one where I cannot get mobile phone coverage. That has always seemed a little odd.

But the idea of producing a laptop on the London underground is madness. You would be lucky to keep possession of it for more than a few minutes.