Senators Propose Bill Prohibiting Phone Calls On Planes 513
SonicSpike writes with news that two U.S. Senators, Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), have proposed legislation to ban cell phone calls while aboard an airplane. This follows a recent announcement from the FAA increasing the range of electronic gadgets travelers can use while flying, and a vote by the FCC to consider allowing phone calls during flight. However, even as those government agencies work to lift regulations on in-flight technology, the Department of Transportation is pondering a in-flight call ban of its own, saying it might not be "fair" to consumers to have to listen to other passengers talk on the phone throughout a long flight. FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said, "If we move beyond what we do here today and actually update our rules to allow voice calls on planes we can see a future where our quiet time is monetized and seating in the silent section comes at a premium."
Re:what? (Score:5, Funny)
"such as being able to forcibly disembark a passenger immediately upon violating a voice-call prohibition"
I propose an exception - if the violation happens before take-off, they should have to wait until the plane reaches a certain minimum altitude before the forcible disembarkation.
Charge $10/minute (Score:5, Funny)
Airline keeps half. The rest is distributed to the people sitting next to the person making the call.
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Re:what? (Score:2, Funny)
To be fair, those two also happened to be a priority for the President at one point or another.
Re:what? (Score:4, Funny)
SO what you're saying is find the nearest emergency exit and throw her out? I'll keep that in mind.
Re:what? (Score:3, Funny)
Exactly. Correlation != Causation
Babies (Score:4, Funny)
Dear Senator Feinstein,
Could you please pass a law to create a new felony for crying on a plane. All there uneducated babies are really, but really annoying me when I am trying to browse porn sites while in the middle of a transcontinental flight.
Kind regards,
- x0ra