A Ban on Cell Phones on Planes? We Already Got One.
Just weeks after the European Commission gave the nod to allow cell phone use on flights across the European Union, lawmakers in the US are already working to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen in the States.
PC World reports that Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) has introduced a bill, fittingly called the HANG UP Act, that would make it illegal to talk on a cell phone while flying on a US airline, but wouldn’t prevent travelers from using their phones for Web surfing, text messaging and other non-voice activities.
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