Free Internet in BLT Tango streetcars
Starting February 10, Baselland Transport (BLT) will offer its customers free Wi-Fi on its ten Tango trams.
Access to the Internet is simple, as detailed in a press release: a one-off registration via SMS to the number 939 with the word "WLAN" is all that is needed to use the Internet free of charge with WLAN-enabled devices. The Tango streetcars run on lines 10, 11 and 17, and with their 101 seats and quiet running, the vehicles are particularly well suited to offering WLAN. BLT currently has ten Tango streetcars in operation. By the middle of the year, there should be 19 vehicles.
The service is operated in collaboration with the company Livesystems, which specializes in software solutions for public transport. The operating costs of the WLAN service can be covered in full by additional advertising revenue on the new Tango streetcars. The service is therefore cost-neutral for customers, the canton and BLT.
