A telephone (310) and a method for providing outbound audio when the
telephone is operating in a speakerphone mode. A first data unit (350)
including a first unit type identifier (360) can be received by the
telephone. The first unit type identifier can be an indicator of a type
of audio data contained in the first data unit. For instance, the first
unit type identifier can indicate whether the audio data is music or
non-music audio data. If the first unit type identifier has a first
value, for example a value indicating that the audio data is music data,
unmuted outbound audio reproduced from the first data unit can be
provided and voice activity detection can be disabled. Additionally,
inbound audio can be muted.