The Revitalist

Soon you'll be able to yack your way from the South Shore to the North Shore. The installation of wireless antennas from the big four carriers (AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon) is set to begin in the Big Dig tunnels. You will be happy to know to that they have also determined that the antenna cables will not weigh down the epoxy-anchored ceiling panels enough to cause them to come crashing down on people. Even though the legislature ordered the Turnpike Authority make a deal with the wireless companies and get these antennas installed, the inevitable sound bites about talking-while-driving safety have begun. But State Senator Michael Morrissey has a slightly different perspective on the issue, "I'm surprised more people haven't been in accidents because they have to redial."