Provide Satellite and Internal Telephony Services
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[Wikipedia]
Some airlines provide satellite telephones integrated into their system. These are either found at strategic locations in
the aircraft or integrated into the passenger remote control used for the individual in-flight entertainment. Passengers
can use their credit card to make phone calls anywhere on the ground. These systems are usually not capable of receiving
incoming calls. There are also some aircraft that allow faxes to be sent and the rate is usually the same as the call rate,
but at a per page rate. Some systems also allow the transmission of SMS. More modern systems allow passengers to call
fellow passengers located in another seat by simply keying in the recipient's seat number.
