DOT Considers In-Flight Call Ban

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Lawmakers debate banning calls on planes.

Published Dec. 12 2013 3:45PM EST

cheats/2013/12/12/should-in-flight-calls-be-allowed/131212-phone-airplane-cheat_cgmuij — Matt Slocum/AP

Now that there is no longer any technical reason for people not to use their cell phones on planes, the Federal Communications Commission is considering lifting the ban on in-flight calls that’s been in place since the 1990s.

DOT Considers In-Flight Call Ban

Lawmakers debate banning calls on planes.

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