The Federal Aviation Administration today said it was forming a government-industry group to study the current portable electronic device use policies commercial aviation use to determine when these devices can be used safely during flight. The group however will not "consider the airborne use of cell phones for voice communications during flight."

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The FAA said that the first it will take is gathering public input on current policies. A Request for Comments will appear in the Federal Register on August 28th. You can send your comments to [email protected].