PUSH-TO-TALK INDICATOR FOR WIRELESS DEVICE

A system, method and computer readable medium for providing a push-to-talk indicator on a wireless device is disclosed. The method on a wireless device includes indicating, via a push-to-talk indicator, that a user of the wireless device may not provide audio for transmission. The method further includes initiating, by the wireless device, a connection setup procedure with a wireless network, and receiving a message from the wireless network indicating establishment of a connection. The method further includes indicating, via the push-to-talk indicator, that the user of the wireless device may provide audio for transmission. The push-talk-talk indicator is a backlit button that emits a green light to indicate an open channel and red light to indicate that the channel is not open.