Information Week: As the Federal Communications Commission considers reversing its 23-year-old prohibition on cellphone calls on airplanes, lobbying groups and legislators have lined up to keep the old ban in place.
In January, the FCC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reverse its 1991 ban on cellular communications on aircraft. The rule change would allow cellular voice communications on aircraft flying above 10,000 feet. The agency, which has been considering the rule change since late last year, says its original prohibition is no longer relevant because of changes in mobile technology.
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