House Transportation Committee Pushes Bill To Ban Phone Calls on Flights
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It would seem prudent to at least let the airlines make a decision on the wisdom of in-flight phone calls rather than unilaterally banning them. A ban could hurt airlines competitively among business travelers as some international airlines allow calls.
Should airlines, presumably with passenger input, decide whether in-flight phone calls from mobile devices would be permissible, or should there be an outright ban?
As the Federal Communications Commission mulls rules to allow airlines to decide whether to permit mobile voice and text services on commercial flights above 10,000 feet, the House Committee on Transportation today took the next step in pushing its bipartisan legislation that would give
