FAA Permanently Nixes In-Flight Calling
Oct 8, 2007, 9:24 AM by (staff)
updated Jul 28, 2019, 3:54 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration's Les Dorr recently stated that the ban blocking in-flight cell phone calls will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Dorr cited strong public outcry against the proposals as one reason behind the decision to drop in-flight calling plans. In March, the FCC announced its intent to halt attempts to have in-flight calling developed further.
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Sounds Ridiculous
I don't get it. Why not ban phones is public, period. Why planes are different then trains, busses, offices or bus stops for that matter.
A plan ride is vastly different from most other public spaces. Even completely ignoring the electronic aspects of it all; physically, socially & psychologically, an airplane is a completely different environment from what most people face every day. ...
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People are often impolite using their phones in public. They should be close talking their phones so that the person next to them can't hear what they are saying. I do it all the time on hotel shuttle busses.
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Good!
It's bad enough being next to Kenny Tarmac when you land...wouldn't want to have that the entire flight!
Definitely agree here. It's nice to be off the E-Leash for a few hours 🙂
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tariffs would be so high, you probably wouldnt. I also do not understand how this is socially different than traditional in-flight calling available today.
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i understand that people still need to work but **** vocie should be cut out. as far as data is concerned they should allow the use of data on planes so we can still connect on the internet and handle any emails or anthing like that......or just get t...
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So everyone is happy that the government is restricting personal freedoms not only for the sake of safety but now also to passive aggressively satisfy the anthropophobic desires of people that failed preschool because they never learned to get along w...
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Does this mean...
that they are also canceling the phones that are in the headrest in front of you? you know the ones where you swipe your credit card to make an in flight call from.
I have noticed these disappearing. They are all gone on Continental planes...
No.
