While the long arc of air travel undoubtably bends toward misery,Erika bella porn movie Le bambole del Fuhrer (1995) passengers were just offered a brief glimmer of hope.
The Federal Communications Commission decided on April 10 to reverse a 2013 proposal that would have allowed cellphone use mid-flight.
SEE ALSO: This airline just flew around the world with an all-female crewThat's right, unbeknownst to many, we were spiraling toward a future where the bro next to you could pick up his phone in the middle of a flight and call his mom, boss, bookie, or whoever. Thankfully, that tragedy has been narrowly averted--the only loud conversations you'll be forcibly subjected to are the ones involving "re-accommodating" passengers.
Well, except for all the babies and fighting couples, of course.
The Washington Postreports that the proposal would have allowed cellphone use when a plane reached cruising altitude.
While off-the-shelf smartphones might have trouble working at that height, airlines could have tried to make technical accommodations to allow phone calls—had the rule not gone down in flames.
And we should all let out a mighty sigh of relief that it did. Imagine a world where sitting in a plane's "no-call section" was a premium add-on. Ugh.
So who do we have to thank for saving us from this nightmare? In a rare example of government officials having our back, FCC chairman Ajit Pai shut the entire thing down.
"I do not believe that moving forward with this plan is in the public interest," Pai wrote in a statement. "Taking it off the table permanently will be a victory for Americans across the country who, like me, value a moment of quiet at 30,000 feet.”
Right-thinking passengers weren't the only ones opposed. Flight attendants reportedly also objected to cellphone calls on planes for reasons involving possible tension between flyers (which: yeah).
“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," Pai noted.
What with decreased legroom, increased fees, and the ever-present likelihood that you'll be beaten and dragged off a United flight, air travel these days is decidedly lacking in basic amenities. However, the FCC's decision means that not having to listen to a fellow passenger scream "can you hear me" over and over again is a comfort we all get to luxuriate in.
It's one small bright spot on an increasingly crowded and overpriced horizon, but we'll take what we can get.
Topics FCC
Staff Picks: 60 Fotos, Maud Newton's Rapture by The Paris ReviewLike Minds by Sadie SteinAdam Gilders and 'Another Ventriloquist' by Craig Taylor and Deirdre DolanA Week in Culture: Joe Ollmann, Cartoonist by Joe OllmannPoem: Pomme by Rachel Jamison WebsterNASA scientists reveal unsettling melting source on GreenlandWin Two Tickets to Arcadia by Peter ConroySemantic Thrills; Yes, Generalissimo? by Lorin SteinIn Defense of Wanderlust by Miranda PopkeyStaff Picks: Harriet the Spy, Happy Fourth of July! by The Paris ReviewThe Punk Ballerina by Miranda PopkeyThe Editors on Reading Mojo and Friend DumpingOn Acknowledgements by Anna NorthOliver Broudy on ‘The Saint’ by Rosalind ParryThe Editors on Reading Mojo and Friend DumpingThe Summer Issue: Matteo Pericoli by Sadie SteinContact by Adam GildersPlimpton! on Kickstarter by Thessaly La ForceThe Road to Harburg by Emilie TriceA Miniature Fascination by Sadie Stein I used to wash my face with dish soap. Here's my attempt at a skincare routine. Win Lovely Gloves with a Brave New Turkey by Sadie Stein WWDC 2023: Everything you can pre Alexandria Ocasio Voices Carry: An Interview with Elena Passarello by Michele Filgate New York, Not Too Long Ago by Stephanie LaCava 'Time' magazine changes its name to say one thing: VOTE How to watch 'Avatar: The Way of Water' at home Netflix adds a bunch of games for summer, including 'Oxenfree 2' Animated Discussion by Sadie Stein iOS 17 has updates to core features and a new Journal app To Be or Not to Be? And Other News by Sadie Stein Happy Birthday, Sharon Olds! by Sadie Stein WPA Wants You to Read by Sadie Stein Dallas, Part 2: Up Close by Edward McPherson Mall Santas would've had early COVID vaccines in canned Trump plan What We’re Loving: Stèles, Cellpoems, Converse by The Paris Review Vision Pro, iOS 17, 15" MacBook Air: Everything you need to know from Apple WWDC 2023 “repeat, repeat, repeat; revise, revise, revise”: Poets Mourning Poets by Casey N. Cep April Gornick, Untitled, 1996 by The Paris Review
1.8819s , 10117.8984375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Erika bella porn movie Le bambole del Fuhrer (1995)】,Wisdom Convergence Information Network