Jaipur | Updated January 20, 2018:

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) after analyzing the comments received from stakeholders during the consultation and the open house discussions has finalized its recommendation on ‘InFlight Connectivity’. However, the actual start of in flight mobile connectivity will take some time to start after due procedures by DOT and TRAI.

Highlights of the TRAI recommendations are as follows:

a) Both Internet and MCA service should be permitted as In Flight Connectivity (IFC) in the Indian airspace.

b) The operation of MCA services should be permitted with minimum height restriction of 3000 meters in Indian airspace for its compatibility with terrestrial mobile networks.

c) Internet Services through WiFi on board should be made available when electronic devices are permitted to use only in flight/airplane mode.

A separate A separate category of “IFC Service Prcvider” would be created to permit IFC services in Indian airspace. This entity may not necessarily be an Indian entity.

Here is the Full release of TRAI Recommendation on inflight mobile connectivity

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