Civil Aviation Ministry and DoT to Meet Regarding In-Flight Internet Service Proposal

There is a brewing news going in the DoT that the high-ranking officials of the telecom department and aviation ministry are set to meet next week. This supposed meeting which will see the presence of some top officers from two of the biggest industries will talk about the framework and guidelines for operationalising in-flight data and voice connectivity. This update comes after the highest policy-making body of India, the Telecom Commission cleared a proposal on May 1 which allowed wider in-flight connectivity which is now available in almost all developer flight markets, but however, was missing in the Indian air-space.

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This can be a huge step in in-flight communication since the implementation of this proposal would mean that passengers will be able to use internet and voice calling services while flying in the aircraft.

Aruna Sundararajan also made a statement regarding the meeting, she quoted to reporters in CII Broadband Summit – “We plan to hold a meeting coming Monday (May 14) or Tuesday (May 15) with officials of Civil Aviation Ministry on this.” She also did not forget to that the telecom operators won’t be invited to the meeting at this point of time. This news was reported by Economic Times.

Sundararajan has kept high hopes from the project. We come to know this since this is not the first time that she has expressed positivity regarding the impending proposal. She expected that the facility would be rolled out in approximately 3-4 months after the niche licenses and the back-end agreements are sorted.