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In-flight Cell Ban Advances In Congress

Posted by timothy on from the myopia-has-a-new-name dept.

narramissic writes "The awkwardly named Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on a voice vote Thursday. The bill would make permanent the long-standing ban on in-flight cell phone calls by the FAA and FCC. 'Polls show the public overwhelmingly doesn't want to be subjected to people talking on their cell phones on increasingly over-packed airplanes. However, with Internet access just around the corner on U.S. flights, it won't be long before the ban on voice communications on in-flight planes is lifted,' said Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon who co-sponsored the HANG UP Act in a statement. 'Cash-strapped airlines could end up charging some passengers to use their phones while charging others to sit in a phone-free section of the plane,' he said."

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  1. The Children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of the children!

    No seriously, think about shutting up the fucking children. At least people on phones don't squeal for no reason. Normally.

    1. Re:The Children by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Funny

      No seriously, think about shutting up the fucking children. At least people on phones don't squeal for no reason.

      I never travel without ear plugs and a black-out mask. Or is that the alcohol... But seriously, kids travel. Plan ahead for your sanity.

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    2. Re:The Children by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can get behind this 100%.
      Nothing like a screaming infant with an apathetic mother on a 4 hour bus ride with a 5 year old running around trying to break things and being ignored.
      Seriously, if you can't take care of them don't procreate.

      By the end of it all I could think of was that poster with "Silence is golden.Duct tape is silver."

  2. Re:Good! by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did you ever try explaining to your boss how to use email on a foreign network?

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