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Coalition Fights to Allow Inflight Cell Phone Use

According to a report by the USA Today, a coalition of electronics manufacturers, phone service providers and consumer groups is trying to rally airline passengers this week to stop Congress from banning air-to-ground phone service.

The Inflight Passenger Communication Coalition says that airline passengers in the USA should have the option of using technology that's available to them to talk while flying just as passengers in 72 other countries can.

Federal regulations prohibit travelers in the USA from placing cellphone calls while in flight.

Nor are they supposed to make calls via Voice over Internet Protocol technology, or VoIP, that's now more available because more airlines have Wi-Fi Internet access aboard their planes, USA Today reported.

(December 10, 2009)