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.

 
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