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Summer program “WiFi on Wheels” will stay for 3 hours at a time in requested areas

Antioch, Calif., (April 26th, 2021) – Identifying the community need for public internet services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tri Delta Transit is seeking partnerships with community organizations to launch their summer program “WiFi on Wheels” in the Tri Delta Transit service area of Eastern Contra Costa county.

Tri Delta Transit buses will be driven to community organizations and parked for time slots of 3 hours in requested locations, providing free WiFi connection for devices within a 200-foot radius around the bus. .

“Tri Delta Transit’s WiFi-enabled buses enhance the rider experience by helping riders maximize productivity during their trip,” said Jeanne Krieg, Chief Executive Officer, Tri Delta Transit. “Tri Delta Transit can provide critical internet service to the community by parking our buses throughout the community.”

WiFi connections are provided to riders and community members through a partnership between Tri Delta Transit and Colony Networks. “We’re very happy to be working with Tri Delta Transit while extending our transportation/mobile tier of WiFi access to the Eastern Contra Costa county community,” said Jason Strashek, VP Products at Colony Networks Inc.

WiFi-enabled vehicles are one of many technological advancements for Tri Delta Transit. Tri Delta Transit provides the on-demand transportation option Tri MyRide, which allows passengers to book trips through the Tri MyRide app in limited service areas. The app Tri Delta Watch is available for reporting safety concerns, and the app Transit provides trip planning tools, bus capacity, and real time bus information.

“We want our Tri Delta Transit riders to stay connected wherever they go,” said Maria Arce, Chief Communications Officer, Tri Delta Transit. “Our buses can provide communities with resources beyond ridership, and we look forward to building new partnerships to offer this service.”

To become a Tri Delta Transit community partner and request a WiFi bus, please email comments@eccta.org with subject line “WiFi on Wheels.”

About Colony Networks: Colony’s SaaS platform enables customers to provision, manage and monitor 3G, 4G and 5G connections as well as a number of network and IoT devices. The platform provides insight and control over a variety of policy-based authentication methods, content filtering and data usage control. It is device and connectivity agnostic, and is widely deployed in the Fleet, Retail and Hospitality industries. Colony’s products are typically available
through leading telecom operators and channel partners. To learn more, visit: https://colonynetworks.com

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