In a statement issued by the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced the permanent termination of the 2013 proceeding seeking to relax the rules governing mobile communications on planes. Chairman Pai states “I stand with airline pilots, flight attendants, and America’s flying public against the FCC’s ill-conceived 2013 plan to allow people to make cellphone calls on planes.” Chairman Pai maintains that allowing mobile phones on planes is not in the public interest and taking if off the table permanently is a victory for Americans across the country who value a moment of quiet at 30,000 feet.
