Eighteen companies, including Cablevision and Verizon Wireless, are seeking to offer wireless Internet service throughout the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad systems, the Metropolitan Transit Authority said. The agency received responses this week to its request for “expressions of interest” for the project. Other companies include AT&T and Sprint. Bethpage-based Cablevision said …

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18 firms vie to offer Wi-Fi on LIRR, Metro-North (Newsday)