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Committee Approves Ban of In-Flight Cell Phone Use

Aug 1, 2008, 6:36 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 1, 2008, 12:14 PM

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a proposed bill that would ban using cellular phones for voice calls during flights in the U.S. on Thursday. Now that the bill, named the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act, has made this step, its next step is to go before the U.S. House of Representatives. It would need to be approved by the House, the Senate, and be signed into law by the President before it could be final. Currently, the FAA and FCC have placed a ban on cellular calls made during flights. The HANG UP Act would make the ban permanent and in-flight calling illegal. The bill would still permit the use of cell phones for sending text messages and accessing the Internet.

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If in-flight calling is outlawed...	TDBearCT	Aug 1, 2008, 9:04 AM
Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by slackrock Aug 1, 2008, 10:17 AM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by NapalmBBQ Aug 1, 2008, 12:15 PM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by morganm00 Aug 1, 2008, 1:15 PM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by Thales Aug 1, 2008, 4:04 PM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by diomedesxx Aug 6, 2008, 1:05 AM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by Foneteck Aug 2, 2008, 9:09 PM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by jjay619 Aug 1, 2008, 5:12 PM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by Azeron Aug 2, 2008, 11:12 AM Re: If in-flight calling is outlawed... by carmodboy99 Aug 2, 2008, 12:39 PM
YOU CAN BET.......	Foneteck	Aug 2, 2008, 8:51 PM
Re: YOU CAN BET....... by TDBearCT Aug 4, 2008, 10:42 AM Re: YOU CAN BET....... by Foneteck Aug 4, 2008, 12:18 PM
The main question should be why?	JestaMcMerv	Aug 1, 2008, 5:37 PM
Re: The main question should be why? by Versed Aug 1, 2008, 10:09 PM Re: The main question should be why? by JesusSaves Aug 2, 2008, 3:22 PM Re: The main question should be why? by phaythe Aug 2, 2008, 11:48 PM Re: The main question should be why? by tmobile22 Aug 3, 2008, 8:08 AM Re: The main question should be why? by trey1475 Aug 2, 2008, 10:57 PM Re: The main question should be why? by Roadkill Aug 4, 2008, 10:49 AM Re: The main question should be why? by liquidfire Aug 4, 2008, 11:25 AM
ban of voice but not data??	bahayman	Aug 2, 2008, 4:32 PM
Re: ban of voice but not data?? by staiano Aug 2, 2008, 5:45 PM Re: ban of voice but not data?? by carmodboy99 Aug 2, 2008, 8:30 PM Re: ban of voice but not data?? by Roadkill Aug 4, 2008, 10:43 AM
Its good to know though...	cing4masses	Aug 1, 2008, 8:17 AM

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