The Industry Standard - House OKs Hang Up Act in 2008 - Comments

I've changed the date to

Eric Hill812251 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:54:28 -0700

I've changed the date to give this more time. I'm much more interested in the community's opinion if this will pass the House or not, not if the vote will take place in time . Agreed? So, in doing so, the wording will need to be tightened a bit.

To be clear, this only has

Eric Hill812251 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:01:51 -0700

To be clear, this only has to pass the House - not the Senate or be signed into law. Is that correct?

And there are various

Bradley Baker — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:32:14 -0700

And there are various Mid-East and European airlines playing around with offering cell service.

I suppose this is one way of erecting a second roadbloack beyond just the FAA to maintain the ban.

http://www.fiercevoip.com/sto

David Kuan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:24:45 -0700

http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/air-voip-or-not/2008-08-20. VoIP calls over broadband attempted with some success. VideoOIP does not. Regardless, this Act will disallow both, if approved.

Permanent until they change

Bradley Baker — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:06:15 -0700

Permanent until they change it. That just takes a bit of lobbying, naturally.

@Bradley, the Hang Up Act

David Kuan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:05:15 -0700

@Bradley, the Hang Up Act makes the ban permanent.

"The Federal Aviation Administration already bans cell phone calls during flights, and the Hang Up Act would make that ban permanent. The ban would have certain exemptions for members of the flight crew as well as law enforcement officers. "

As to the "waste their time and our money", I fully concur.

What flights currently allow

Bradley Baker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:29:12 -0700

What flights currently allow people to make calls? Every flight I've been on there have been announcements that all cell phones must remain off for the duration. How is this law necessary (which I understand is irrelevant to whether or not Congress feels the need to waste their time and our money passing it)?

House OKs Hang Up Act in 2008

David Kuan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:12:27 -0700

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., a senior member of the House Transportation Committee, successfully advanced a bill to prohibit passengers from making mobile phone calls during flights.

On July 31, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (Hang Up) Act, which would make the FAA ban on mobile voice communications during flights permanent.

InformationWeek:

"The ban would have certain exemptions for members of the flight crew as well as law enforcement officers. Additionally, passengers would still be able to access in-flight Wi-Fi, as well as send text messages and e-mails as those services become available."

The Hang Up Act now awaits a vote from the full House of Representatives.

Will the U.S. House of Representatives pass the Hang Up Act this year?

Let the community decide.