NEW DELHI: Make calls while in the air. The govt has cleared a much-awaited proposal to permit calls and internet services on the aircraft + , and the same must be rolled out over the following 3-Four months.
The high-powered inter-ministerial Telecom Commission, headed by way of Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, licensed the transfer which will permit you to use your smartphone once the aircraft achieves a top of 3,000 meters.
“The services may also be rolled out over the following 3-Four months as preparations will need to be made between telecom companies, airways and different intermediaries concerned in the procedure,” Sundararajan mentioned.
The measure used to be earlier licensed by way of telecom regulator Trai.
It is anticipated that consumers will need to pay additional tariffs for availing in-flight connectivity, though telcos may gradually throw-in bundled programs to draw common fliers.
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The high-powered inter-ministerial Telecom Commission, headed by way of Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, licensed the transfer which will permit you to use your smartphone once the aircraft achieves a top of 3,000 meters.
“The services may also be rolled out over the following 3-Four months as preparations will need to be made between telecom companies, airways and different intermediaries concerned in the procedure,” Sundararajan mentioned.
The measure used to be earlier licensed by way of telecom regulator Trai.
It is anticipated that consumers will need to pay additional tariffs for availing in-flight connectivity, though telcos may gradually throw-in bundled programs to draw common fliers.
Read this story in Marathi
All decks cleared: Make calls, use internet on flights
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May 02, 2018
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