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FCC reportedly proposing that passengers can use cellular service in mid-flight
While the FAA has cleared the use of electronics on US passenger airplanes at all stages of flight, there's still one major restriction in place: you have to shut off all cellular access. That rule may not exist for much longer if the FCC has its way, according to sources for the Wall Street Journal. The agency will reportedly use its December meeting to propose letting passengers make phone calls and use cellular data whenever they're flying above 10,000 feet. Don't be too eager to start chatting in mid-air, though. The FCC hasn't publicly confirmed the proposal, and any new policy wouldn't be mandatory -- carriers could still ask for radio silence. If implemented, though, the relaxed rules could make your phone's airplane mode seem like more of a relic than a necessity.
Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation, Wireless, Mobile
Source: Wall Street Journal
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