WIFI 2

"There is fairly a good chance that in ten days "There is fairly a good chance that in ten dayspermission will be given to operate Wi-Fi in the Indianairspace," Choubey said. When asked whether there were any security issues inallowing Wi-Fi in flights, he said the important thing wasabout the "ability to track voice and data". If necessary, agencies should have access to the detailsand if need be it can be tracked, he noted. On whether calls would also be permitted, Choubey saidthat if data is going to be allowed, it should be possible tomake calls as well. "We expect that to happen as well," headded. "I must compliment the present DoT Secretary… I havebeen chasing it for quite sometime. I am obviously saying soon the basis of what Deepak (DoT Secretary) has told me," hesaid. According to him, the Cabinet’s approval would not berequired for the proposal. "It (wifi facility) will be available to both Indiancarriers and foreign carriers, which may be only overflyingthe Indian airspace," he said. Choubey was speaking at an awards function organised bythe Air Passengers Association of India (APAI). PTI RAMMR