Phone call above European skies

Son: "Good morning mom. How was your trip from Italy?"
Mom: "Your father and I had a wonderful time. How about you? How was France?"
Son: "France was great. I got a chance to see the Eiffel Tower up close."
Mom: "Where are you now?"
Son: "I'm aboard Air France and I've been up in the sky close to an hour now."
Mom: "Wait a minute, are you calling from--"
Son: "Hold on a sec, the stewardess is here."
Stewardess: "Here's your coffee sir."
Son: "Thanks. Sorry about that mom. You were going to say something?"
Mom: "Are you calling me while on the plane?"
Son: "Yeah."
Mom: "Isn't that prohibited because it causes interference?"
Son: "It is not prohibited as long as we are under European airspace. Anyway, if this keeps up, my cellphone bill is going to skyrocket. I'll see home in Sweden soon. Bye."

The conversation between the mother and son above explains the possibility of use of mobile phones while on board an airplane under European airspace. Slashdot provides this article from BBC news about a new technology that may allow mobile phone use while up in European skies without causing navigation system interference.

I think that this development is a breakthrough for technology. People will have an opportunity to make phone calls while on board a plane. The advantage is that people can make phone calls "more than 3,000 metres high." In addition, I think that this will be advantageous for business people because they can make business calls in the plane.

A disadvantage in this new technology is that it is only available under European skies. Only people within Europe are allowed to make phone calls from sky high to down below. Just like the conversation above, the son is talking to his mother on the plane from France while the plane is taking flight to Denmark. Moreover, another disadvantage is pointed by the last sentence of the conversation. The "cost of making a mobile phone call from a plane will be higher than making one from the ground". In other words, making a call up in the sky will cost more money. So try to keep the conversation short if you want to save money.

This new technology definitely has its advantages and disadvantages. But in the long run, I think the benefits will outweigh the costs.