”In-flight mobile phone services can be a very interesting new service especially for those business travelers who need to be ready to communicate wherever they are, wherever they go. However, if consumers receive shock phone bills, the service will not take-off,“ said Viviane Reding, the EU’s Telecoms Commissioner
The measures announced by the Commission today will harmonize the technical and licensing requirements for the use of mobile phones on board aircrafts. Passengers’ phones will be linked to an onboard cellular network connected to the ground via satellite. This will ensure that transmission powers are kept low enough for mobile phones to be used without affecting the safety of aircraft equipment or the normal operation of terrestrial mobile networks.
