By Chuong H Nguyen
The United States Department of Transportation is getting closer to establishing formal rules on whether or not to allow in-flight communications, including receiving and placing phone calls while on a plane. Likely, according to reports, that decision would be no, meaning that passengers would continue to be barred from placing or receiving phone calls while they are in transit.
"The Department of Transportation plans to pursue the next step in what could lead to a formal ban on in-flight calls, the agency's general counsel Kathryn Thomson said in a speech last week," the Journal reported.
Full Article. In-flight phone calls would be great.:)
In-flight phone calls likely won't happen with proposed new U.S. rules
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That makes me happy, just because I don't want to have to listen to dozens of people talk loudly on their phones while I'm flying.
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