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08-25-2016, 05:13 PM
India all set to permit in-flight Wi-Fi on all civilian flights
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For years, air travelers in India have complained about the unavailability of internet connectivity on flights. But those days will soon be behind them.*
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The Indian government is all set to an**unce a set of reforms which will let airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on all flights over Indian airspace.*
Civilian flights in India will soon offer Wi-Fi services to their passengers, aviation secretary R. N. Choubey said (http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wi-fi-on-flights-in-indian-airspace-could-soon-be-allowed-civil-aviation-secretary-1449925). The home, telecommunications and aviation ministries are also in favor of allowing flights coming in and out of the country to continue their Wi-Fi services without any interruption, he added
Wi-Fi services haven’t been permitted on domestic flights in India out of security concerns. In addition, flights that were crossing India’s airspace were also required to turn off internet services to passengers while they were in Indian airspace, a move that has upset (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/**-Wi-Fi-in-planes-please-we-are-India/articleshow/34022519.cms) airlines for years. The change of heart comes as Indian agencies devise ways to intercept mid-air calls and data when they need to, Choubey added Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/india-airlines-in-flight-wifi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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For years, air travelers in India have complained about the unavailability of internet connectivity on flights. But those days will soon be behind them.*
SEE ALSO: Virgin America and Netflix bring binge-watching to the sky (http://mashable.com/2015/09/29/virgin-america-netflix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The Indian government is all set to an**unce a set of reforms which will let airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on all flights over Indian airspace.*
Civilian flights in India will soon offer Wi-Fi services to their passengers, aviation secretary R. N. Choubey said (http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/wi-fi-on-flights-in-indian-airspace-could-soon-be-allowed-civil-aviation-secretary-1449925). The home, telecommunications and aviation ministries are also in favor of allowing flights coming in and out of the country to continue their Wi-Fi services without any interruption, he added
Wi-Fi services haven’t been permitted on domestic flights in India out of security concerns. In addition, flights that were crossing India’s airspace were also required to turn off internet services to passengers while they were in Indian airspace, a move that has upset (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/**-Wi-Fi-in-planes-please-we-are-India/articleshow/34022519.cms) airlines for years. The change of heart comes as Indian agencies devise ways to intercept mid-air calls and data when they need to, Choubey added Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/india-airlines-in-flight-wifi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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