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Qantas Permitted to Conduct Limited Evaluation of Inflight Mobile Phones The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will allow Qantas to conduct a limited evaluation of GSM (global system for mobile communications) mobile phones and GPRS (general packet radio service) personal devices on one of its aircraft for up to 12 months. However, Qantas has decided to commence the evaluation - which will be conducted only on domestic Australian routes - with email and SMS (short message service) text only, disabling voice services, and only for three months. A Qantas spokesman said once this stage is completed the airline will decide if voice calls should be tested. "We're just starting this so we'll see how it goes." The carrier first announced its plans to conduct such a trial last August. Telstra, Panasonic Avionics and AeroMobile will be part of the exercise. 04-23-2007. |
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