The European Union has opened the way for air travelers to use mobile phones to talk, text or send e-mails on planes throughout Europe's airspace. With the approval by EU regulators, airlines will be able to launch onboard mobile services later this year, officials said on Monday.Viviane Reding, the EU's telecommunications commissioner, warned phone operators not to set rates for the service too high and urged airlines to protect passengers from excessive phone use.
"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," Reding said.
"However, if consumers receive shock phone bills, the service will not take off."
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