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FCC to Allow Wireless Access on Planes

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-could-go-wrong dept.

isd_glory writes "The FCC has unanimously voted to allow wireless internet connections on airplanes. If everything goes according to plans, airplanes might be offering passengers internet service by as soon as 2006. Furthermore, the FCC is also soliciting comments about the possibility of lifting the in-flight ban on cellphone use. While this could be new profit source for the cash-strapped airlines, it might also be a new way to annoy your neighbor sitting next to you."

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  1. been there done that by Anubis333 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Lufthansa has about 80 planes with wifi already, they fly to destinations in the US and Germany..

  2. Incorrect. by i41Overlord · · Score: 4, Informative

    I see this myth repeated often. People say that cell phones don't work in airplanes for all kinds of technical reasons.

    But if you remember on 9/11, there were a whole bunch of cell phone calls that got through just fine. You don't hear of cell phone calls working on airplanes that often because as current law has it, they aren't allowed. But when people broke the rules in an emergency, they worked just fine.