Making phone calls from 35,000 feet in the air has been a hot-button topic of late, spurred on by recent comments made by Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The agency is investigating whether or not it should lift its long-standing ban on making phone calls from a plane, following its recent decision to allow passengers to use portable electronics below 10,000 feet.
In fact, the FCC is already at the point where it is asking for the public’s opinion on the topic, which will be factored in if and when the commission does make a decision on the matter. A number of citizens and airlines have spoken up against allowing cellphone use in airplanes, citing the inevitable nuisances and uncomfortable...
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