Comments on: FCC: In-flight cell phone ban to continue

Agency says it doesn't have enough information about technical interference issues, drops 2-year-old inquiry into relaxing prohibition.

[billmosby]

VOIP

So with hotspots, I suppose VOIP is still a possibility? As one who
does not relish sitting next to a phone conversation for an
extended period of time, I have to ask in jest if it is legal to jam a
WiFi signal!

[PzkwVIb]

Currently

It is illegal to jam cellphone and WiFi signals.

[robbtuck]

GOOD!

There are many reasons not to allow cell phone use, as mentioned. I agree with all of them.

[gggg sssss]

flight 93

imagine if they had followed the rules.

[Stating]

It Too Noisy Already

The cabin is already too noisy, even with cell phone usage. I always wear earplugs and headphones during the trip. Cabin seating should be segregated into "talkers" and "non-talkers". Only sign language or wrting on whiteboards would be allowed in the "non-talkers" section.

[mwyner]

Good!

I don't care their reasons for continuing the ban, but I'm also suspecting it might have to do with the high number of inflight cell phone rage incidents that would occur. I really have no desire to listen to Bob yelling on an 11 hour flight to his cousin in Idaho, informing him as to what he's flying over now . "Nope, it's still ocean."

[Travis Ernst]

Suprised

Most of the time they think it is a FAA measure banning cell use.
Suprised me they had it correct. The primary reason the FCC wrote
it was you jump from zone to zone too quick you jam the towers.
Not to mention at 320 or so for elevation, it's quite a distance to
the tower on the ground. Your signal is in the 800's for frequency,
so it does not cauase problems with the bands alloted to aircrafts.

[PzkwVIb]

Fine but do they have to lie

The say they dont have enough info about interference with aircraft systems, but that is crap. If you want to ban it for other reasons, fine. But tell the truth. Of course the FCC is in the current administrations pocket and the current administration seems to be constitutionally unable to tell the truth.

[idiotmanchild]

Shouldn't we eliminate all in-flight calls, not just cell phones? Listening to a guy on a $3/min airphone is just as annoying as listening to a guy on a free cell phone. I guess it is about the money.