{"id":337998,"date":"2017-04-11T02:38:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1474980"},"modified":"2017-04-11T02:38:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:38:12","slug":"fcc-nixes-proposal-that-wouldve-allowed-cellphone-calls-on-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/fcc-nixes-proposal-that-wouldve-allowed-cellphone-calls-on-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC nixes proposal that would\u2019ve allowed cellphone calls on planes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Federal Communications Commission doesn\u2019t want to hear you gabbing on your smartphone while on commercial flights. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants some quiet time while hurtling through the air in a metal tube, and he thinks the majority of America likely agrees, so today he sent out an order ending the proceeding\u00a0begun in 2013 that would see rules around cellphone use in-air relaxed.<\/p>\n

To be clear, this isn\u2019t about using your mobile devices while in the sky \u2013 it\u2019s strictly about talking on them during phone or VOIP calls while you\u2019re flying. Here\u2019s Pai\u2019s (fairly personal) official statement on the matter:<\/p>\n

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I stand with airline pilots, flight attendants, and America\u2019s flying public against the FCC\u2019s ill-conceived 2013 plan to allow people to make cellphone calls on planes.\u00a0 I do not believe that moving forward with this plan is in the public interest.\u00a0 Taking it off the table permanently will be a victory for Americans across the country who, like me, value a moment of quiet at 30,000 feet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pai\u2019s leadership of the FCC hasn\u2019t exactly been without controversy in terms of policy decisions, but this seems like one that everyone can get behind \u2013 opinion on the matter can\u2019t have changed much since the proposal was first introduced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\" The Federal Communications Commission doesn’t want to hear you gabbing on your smartphone while on commercial flights. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants some quiet time while hurtling through the air in a metal tube, and he thinks the majority of America likely agrees, so today he sent out an order ending the proceeding\u00a0begun in 2013 that would see rules around cellphone use in-air relaxed. To… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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