Lawmakers line up against in-flight cell phones
Jul 18, 2005, 7:02 am
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Lawmakers line up against in-flight cell phones
http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztra...nes-usat_x.htm
WASHINGTON — Passengers hoping to call Mom from 35,000 feet suffered a political setback last week in the U.S. House.
At the first congressional hearing on the subject in years, members of a House subcommittee uniformly derided the proposal to lift the 14-year-old ban on using cell phones in flight. For many lawmakers, it was the first chance to put themselves on record against a pending proposal that has little support in public opinion polls. And they did just that.
WASHINGTON — Passengers hoping to call Mom from 35,000 feet suffered a political setback last week in the U.S. House.
At the first congressional hearing on the subject in years, members of a House subcommittee uniformly derided the proposal to lift the 14-year-old ban on using cell phones in flight. For many lawmakers, it was the first chance to put themselves on record against a pending proposal that has little support in public opinion polls. And they did just that.
