“The FCC has said it could allow the service as early as next year. The Federal Aviation Administration has signaled that as long as airlines are confident it poses no safety threat, it would be in favor of lifting the ban as well.
Yet those who cherish cellphone-free flying sanctuaries still have hope. A study published this month found that - counter to what many Americans believe - cellphone radio signals do “present a clear and present danger” by interfering with sensitive navigational equipment.”
From Cellphone chats at 35,000 feet? US considers legalizing them on airline flights.
It’s about time they consider this. If cell phones or electronic devices posed such a threat to navigational equipment, they would probably enforce a much more serious ban.