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The ChallengeThe Presto program is an automated farecollection system that will establish a singlefare card based on contactless smart cardtechnology, allowing cardholders access totransit authorities throughout the Provinceof Ontario in Canada. Current efforts arefocused on the Greater Toronto Area's (GTA)9 transit service providers providing multiplemodes of transit (e.g. trains, subways,buses and streetcar); however, efforts areunderway to extend the capability to otherregions, such as the National Capital Regionas well as evaluate the introduction of newtransit-related services, such as commuterparking and para-transit.

The Presto initiative, led by the OntarioMinistry of Transportation (MTO), is a keypublic commitment as part of the OntarioGovernment's "Growth Strategy". Its focus ison increasing transit ridership andoperational efficiency, improving customerexperience, and supporting theever-increasing demand for intra and interintegration.

Thales, together with Accenture, wasawarded the contract to supply this systemin October 2006, among fierce competitionand stringent full compliance requirements.

The Toronto Presto systemOntario (Canada) provincial interoperablecontactless ticketing

The new system covers presently thefollowing service providers:• GO Transit• Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)• Brampton Transit• Burlington Transit• Durham Region Transit• Hamilton Street Railway Co• Mississauga Transit• Oakville Transit• York Region Transit

The challenge is to accommodate all serviceproviders' particular business rules and makethem clear and attractive to the rider. The systemincludes attractive features such as auto-reload,web services, loyalty schemes and "co-fare"discounts for transfers.

The "GTA fare system" will first spread to thesuburban transit of Toronto mainly carried out byGO Transit, Oakville Transit and TTC, starting inSeptember 2009. Over a further 9- monthperiod, the system will be extended to allparticipating service providers. The GreaterToronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) willmanage the fare system.

KEY BENEF ITS

• User's convenience:

- Unlimited or limited period passes

- A single e-Purse to travelanywhere (pay as you travel) withloyalty schemes based on steppeddiscounts (the more you travel,the less you pay) and free ordiscounted transfers betweenservice providers ("co-fare"principle)

- Auto-reload of the e-Purse

• Tailored interoperability betweenservice providers:

- A single card bearing a commone-Purse and independent periodpasses

- Customized fare structures andloyalty schemes

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ThalesSecurity Solutions & Services

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Project

Presto Fare Card, InteroperableContactless Fare Collection Systemfor the Greater Toronto Area

Client

Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO)Thales acting as subcontractor toAccenture

Key dates• Contract awarded in 2006

• Gradual implementation from Sep.2009 until July 2010

The SolutionThales, as an equipment supplier and a systemdesigner and integrator, provides:

• On-board card validators and driver units for2 000 vehicles

• Card interface devices such as station cardvalidators, hand-held verifying units, control gatesupgrades, point of sale terminals, third partyterminals for convenience stores

• GPS positioning for fare calculation

• Station and depot servers

• Service provider central processing systemmanaging the fare rules: fare structure (flat fare,zone fare, origin-destination fare) and periodpasses, as well as loyalty scheme on the e-Purseand "co-fare" agreements with other serviceproviders

• Central clearing house

• Inter-agency management system capable tohandle up to 6 million transactions per day

• Web server for the customers

The Project Key FeaturesThe Presto fare card will enhance service quality forusers and increase operating returns for providers.

UUsseerr''ss bbeenneeffiittss::• A single card enables to make one, several, orunlimited trips with any Presto service provider

• A single card provides access to multiple riders• The smart card can be used as an e-Purse andavoid to carry change

SSeerrvviiccee pprroovviiddeerr''ss bbeenneeffiittss::• 4-level system based on an open architecture andcompliant with the ISO 24014-1 InteroperableFare Management System framework to enablefuture evolutions with additional suppliers andnew service providers

• Design tailored to each service provider's specificrequirements

• Contactless smart cards for an interoperable e-Purse, as well as independent period passes(Mifare DESFire), and single journey paper tickets

• Fair allocation of revenues from the common e-Purse to service providers

• Reduction of operating and maintenance costs bysharing a common platform

• Reduction of distribution and sales costs by usingself-service sales terminals or website

• Pricing versatility to drive revenue up and helpphasing out period passes