The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) adds to its impressive record
of innovations in information dissemination by partnering with
AudioNowTM , the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. MTA users can dial a local number to listen to official
traffic updates while on the go.
“AudioNow is happy to make a difference by seamlessly integrating our
easy-to-deploy and scalable technology with existing state-owned
information dissemination infrastructure. Maryland is the first in a
series of upcoming partnerships we are prepared to roll out in the
coming months. The timing cannot be better, as states are reeling from
budget cuts. AudioNow saves them money,” says AudioNow’s Chief Marketing
Officer, George Cernat.
Official MTA release follows.
Contact Information:
At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTA DRIVE-TIME UPDATES BY PHONE LAUNCHES THIS WEEK
MTA Transit Team Network to Provide Bus and Rail Info to Phone Users
BALTIMORE, MD – (August 29, 2011) — The Maryland Transit Administration
(MTA) Transit Team Network, which provides MTA commuters time-saving
radio and television updates on Local Bus, Light Rail, Commuter Bus,
Metro Subway and MARC rail each day, will launch an affiliation with the
telephone based broadcast provider AudioNow beginning Labor Day
weekend. The affiliation will allow the Transit Team Network’s familiar
broadcast updates to be accessed by phone.
This new service will premiere on Friday, September 2nd and coincides
with the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Labor Day weekend. The
drive-time reports, which will air from 5:00 am to 9:00 am and from 3:00
pm to 6:00 pm weekdays, will also assist transit riders in navigating
around the delays and diversions created by the race over the holiday
weekend. Customers can access the information free of charge at
410-500-4444. Only a cell phone user’s regular airtime charges apply, if
any.
“This new and up-to-the-minute MTA service will provide our transit
customers another means of accessing MTA updates and service related
information,” said MTA Administrator Ralign Wells. “It puts our bus and
rail status updates right at their fingertips before our patrons head to
or from work, home, the airport, the train station or from points out
and about on our system.”
AudioNow is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary “HD’ voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters.
In addition to MTA-AudioNow reports, transit information is available online at http://www.mtamaryland.gov.
Customers can also reach the MTA Customer Call Center Monday through
Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 410-539-5000 (TTY 410-539-3497) or
866-RIDE-MTA.
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) adds to its impressive record
of innovations in information dissemination by partnering with
AudioNowTM , the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. MTA users can dial a local number to listen to official
traffic updates while on the go.
“AudioNow is happy to make a difference by seamlessly integrating our
easy-to-deploy and scalable technology with existing state-owned
information dissemination infrastructure. Maryland is the first in a
series of upcoming partnerships we are prepared to roll out in the
coming months. The timing cannot be better, as states are reeling from
budget cuts. AudioNow saves them money,” says AudioNow’s Chief Marketing
Officer, George Cernat.
Official MTA release follows.
Contact Information:
At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTA DRIVE-TIME UPDATES BY PHONE LAUNCHES THIS WEEK
MTA Transit Team Network to Provide Bus and Rail Info to Phone Users
BALTIMORE, MD – (August 29, 2011) — The Maryland Transit Administration
(MTA) Transit Team Network, which provides MTA commuters time-saving
radio and television updates on Local Bus, Light Rail, Commuter Bus,
Metro Subway and MARC rail each day, will launch an affiliation with the
telephone based broadcast provider AudioNow beginning Labor Day
weekend. The affiliation will allow the Transit Team Network’s familiar
broadcast updates to be accessed by phone.
This new service will premiere on Friday, September 2nd and coincides
with the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Labor Day weekend. The
drive-time reports, which will air from 5:00 am to 9:00 am and from 3:00
pm to 6:00 pm weekdays, will also assist transit riders in navigating
around the delays and diversions created by the race over the holiday
weekend. Customers can access the information free of charge at
410-500-4444. Only a cell phone user’s regular airtime charges apply, if
any.
“This new and up-to-the-minute MTA service will provide our transit
customers another means of accessing MTA updates and service related
information,” said MTA Administrator Ralign Wells. “It puts our bus and
rail status updates right at their fingertips before our patrons head to
or from work, home, the airport, the train station or from points out
and about on our system.”
AudioNow is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary “HD’ voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters.
In addition to MTA-AudioNow reports, transit information is available online at http://www.mtamaryland.gov.
Customers can also reach the MTA Customer Call Center Monday through
Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 410-539-5000 (TTY 410-539-3497) or
866-RIDE-MTA.
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) adds to its impressive record
of innovations in information dissemination by partnering with
AudioNowTM , the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. MTA users can dial a local number to listen to official
traffic updates while on the go.
“AudioNow is happy to make a difference by seamlessly integrating our
easy-to-deploy and scalable technology with existing state-owned
information dissemination infrastructure. Maryland is the first in a
series of upcoming partnerships we are prepared to roll out in the
coming months. The timing cannot be better, as states are reeling from
budget cuts. AudioNow saves them money,” says AudioNow’s Chief Marketing
Officer, George Cernat.
Official MTA release follows.
Contact Information:
At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTA DRIVE-TIME UPDATES BY PHONE LAUNCHES THIS WEEK
MTA Transit Team Network to Provide Bus and Rail Info to Phone Users
BALTIMORE, MD – (August 29, 2011) — The Maryland Transit Administration
(MTA) Transit Team Network, which provides MTA commuters time-saving
radio and television updates on Local Bus, Light Rail, Commuter Bus,
Metro Subway and MARC rail each day, will launch an affiliation with the
telephone based broadcast provider AudioNow beginning Labor Day
weekend. The affiliation will allow the Transit Team Network’s familiar
broadcast updates to be accessed by phone.
This new service will premiere on Friday, September 2nd and coincides
with the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Labor Day weekend. The
drive-time reports, which will air from 5:00 am to 9:00 am and from 3:00
pm to 6:00 pm weekdays, will also assist transit riders in navigating
around the delays and diversions created by the race over the holiday
weekend. Customers can access the information free of charge at
410-500-4444. Only a cell phone user’s regular airtime charges apply, if
any.
“This new and up-to-the-minute MTA service will provide our transit
customers another means of accessing MTA updates and service related
information,” said MTA Administrator Ralign Wells. “It puts our bus and
rail status updates right at their fingertips before our patrons head to
or from work, home, the airport, the train station or from points out
and about on our system.”
AudioNow is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary “HD’ voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters.
In addition to MTA-AudioNow reports, transit information is available online at http://www.mtamaryland.gov.
Customers can also reach the MTA Customer Call Center Monday through
Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 410-539-5000 (TTY 410-539-3497) or
866-RIDE-MTA.