Regulators consider allowing mobile phone use on planes
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The top telecommunications agency in the U.K. has proposed rules that would enable airline passengers to use their cell phones.
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European aero-producer Airbus has reported progress on plans that would allow passengers to use mobile phones during air travel, beginning in 2006.
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The U.K.'s telecoms regulator proposes allowing British airlines to offer mobile phone services to passengers via onboard base stations.
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The FCC says it's inclined to let Web surfers go wireless on airplanes. Yippee! But they might allow in-flight cell phone use, too. Oh.
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Blog: Canadian tribes want a fee for cell phone transmissions passing through their airspace.
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Passengers wanting to skip airport  queues will be able to check in for flights using their mobile  phone beginning next year, two European firms set to offer the  service announced on Tuesday.
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The U.K.'s telecoms regulator Ofcom Thursday proposed allowing British airlines to offer mobile phone services to passengers via onboard base stations.
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Air travelers moved one step closer to being able to talk on cell phones and surf the Internet from laptops while in flight, thanks to votes by the Federal Communications Commission yesterday.
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The European plane maker Airbus says it foresees the use of mobile phones on aircraft by 2006.
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European regulators have cleared the use of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices by airline passengers during flights.
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The land of Internet calling may not be free of regulation for much longer.
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The FCC is about to approve rules that could affect open access of wireless networks, including the portability of cell phones and applications.
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The US Federal Communications Commission has approved a plan to allow airlines to offer in-flight wireless data service, although it may be some time before such service becomes commercially available.
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Federal regulators voted Wednesday to begin allowing airline passengers high-speed wireless Internet access on their laptop computers.
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday kicked off efforts that could reshape the communications services available to airline passengers.
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The amount consumers are charged for making mobile calls while abroad is to be investigated by EU regulators.
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Plane maker Airbus has reported progress in plans to enable passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006. Test equipment aboard an Airbus A320 plane demonstrated that mobile phones can be used without interfering with navigation systems.