October 8, 2007 Contact Rick Jager/Marc Littman Metro Media Relations 213.922.2707/213.922.2700 metro.net/press/pressroom mediarelations@metro.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Metro Debuts New Web Feature Tailored Especially for Hand-Held Devices

Metro has launched a new feature on its popular web site at metro.net that is designed especially for those commuters and Metro riders who carry hand-held electronic devices that can access the Internet.

For those travelers, metro.net/mobile will now provide Metro’s Trip Planner, fare information, maps of the Metro System and a wealth of rider information tailored to their small screens and slower internet access.

For Metro riders, the new feature is designed to function on a variety of web-enabled devices and will operate on approximately 90 percent of current hand-held devices, all but the most basic machines.

One of the target audiences to the new web feature are new arrivals to Los Angeles or tourists, people who may not have access to a computer wherever they are staying. By accessing metro.net/mobile they can now find Metro information with their cell phone. The new feature also has been optimized to download quickly and use little bandwidth.

To best access the new feature, Metro recommends the Opera Mini Browser, which does an excellent job of handling web sites that are designed for mobile access. The browser is free and allows individuals to access mobile web sites on cell phones that do not come with browsers. The browser can be downloaded from metro.net/mobile.

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