India, May 23 -- Commuters on the 33.5-km Aqua Line may soon be able to bid goodbye to the nearly two-month-long mobile and internet blackout as the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has issued a joint Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to provide cellular network connectivity along the route.

The LoA was issued on May 15, in pursuance with a proposal submitted by the three telecom companies to the Aqua Line operator, after a tender seeking an In-Building Solutions (IBS) infrastructure provider failed to attract any bids.

As per the LoA, the three telcos will have split management of the IBS infrastructure at the 27 stations along the route among themselves and notify the same to the ...