Tuesday, December 14, 2004

In-flight ban likely to remain

Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S. regulators will soon <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7065632&src=rss/technologyNews">end the ban</A> on using wireless phones during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday plans to seek public comment on whether to ease or lift its prohibition on the use of wireless phones and two-way communications devices like Blackberries while in the air. FCC officials stressed that it could take at least a year to lift the agency's ban. And there's still a prohibition by the Federal Aviation Administration, which could take another year to ease.

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