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Aeroflot has announced plans to provide passengers the opportunity to use the mobile Internet and send SMS. Total in 2010, 4 airliner will be equipped with base stations in Megafon, according to an official press release.

Under the contract between the carrier and mobile operator base stations will be equipped with three Airbus A320 airliner, and one A330, performing transcontinental flights. The first liner service will be provided in summer, and the three remaining aircraft will be equipped with mobile phones by the end of the year.

In accordance with the requirements of aviation safety passengers will have access to communication services at an altitude of more than 3 thousand meters. In this connection will be available to subscribers of Russian Megafon, as well as to subscribers of other mobile operators have roaming agreements with him.

Also, Aeroflot plans to organize wireless Internet access on Wi-Fi technology for long-haul flights. Tariffs for mobile communications will be published Megafon summer of 2010. Total fleet, Aeroflot is composed of 115 aircraft. The company reported no plans to equip all aircraft base stations of cellular communication.

In February 2010 the State Commission on radio frequencies allocated the appropriate frequencies to create microgrids cellular GSM on board aircraft. This base station operators will be connected to the onboard satellite communications system. A similar service offered by many international airlines, but in Russia it will be launched for the first time.