FCC Votes to Consider Lifting In-Flight Ban on Cell Phones, But No Calls Mike M. Ahlers and Katia Hetter - CNN
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Should airlines allow use of mobile phones on planes? (BBC/Earth News)

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to consider lifting its ban on in-flight cell phone use. On the same day, the federal Department of Transportation and three members of Congress took steps to block those calls.

Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said in a statement to CNN that he is looking into the possibility of banning in-flight calls, citing its aviation consumer protection authority. The DOT will determine whether allowing calls is "fair to consumers."

Many people consider the idea of cell phone conversations annoying in the close confines of a plane, and some are casting it as a consumer rights issue.

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