TRAI recommends permitting mobile services during air travel
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Indian telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday recommended internet access and mobile phone calls should be allowed on board aircraft in domestic airspace.
In a statement, the TRAI said: ""The operation of mobile communication on aircraft (MCA) services should be permitted with minimum height restriction of 3,000 metres in Indian airspace."
The recommendation, thus, clearly suggested that people can make phone calls and access internet service beyond 3,000 metres.
The telecom body also recommended that internet services through Wi-Fi onboard should be made available when electronic devices are permitted to be used only in-flight or airplane mode.
The TRAI said IFC service provider should be permitted to use either INSAT systems or foreign satellites outside INSAT systems in the space within India.
The recommendation by TRAI said: "The deployment of a gateway in India provides an effective mechanism to lawfully intercept and monitor the in- cabin Internet traffic while the aircraft is in Indian airspace.
Therefore, the onboard Internet traffic must be routed to a Satellite Gateway on Indian soil."
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