Section 4 in Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018
4. IFMC standards.
(1)The Aircraft Earth Station or Earth Station in Motion established by an IFMC service provider for providing the IFMC service shall confirm to the applicable standards set by International standardisation bodies, such as, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); or set by International fora such as 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).(2)IFMC communication systems using Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC) shall be permitted to be used for in Flight Connectivity, provided they are in compliance of standards set by the international bodies referred to in sub-rule (1).
