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In the U.S., Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit the use of mobile phones aboard aircraft in flight. [1] Contrary to popular misconception, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not actually prohibit the use of personal electronic devices (including cell phones) on aircraft. Paragraph (b)(5) of 14 CFR 91.21 ...
An airline pilot has gone viral on social media for sharing the important reason why you need to activate airplane mode on your mobile phone before a flight takes off.
The Federal Communications Commission banned using most cell phones and wireless devices in 1991 because of interference concerns, [clarification needed] although there is no scientific evidence of such. [1] [2] Typically, it is not possible to make phone calls or send messages in airplane mode, but some smartphones allow calls to emergency ...
S. 517 would repeal a rule published in October 2012 by the Librarian of Congress (LOC) that limited the ability of certain owners of wireless telephone handsets to "unlock" their phones, that is, to circumvent software protections that prevent the owner from connecting to a different wireless network. The bill would reinstate an earlier rule ...
Executive Order 33 directs the state education and health departments to work with parents, educators and community leaders to devise a policy for restricting students’ use of cell phones in the ...
The research indicated that companies with more relaxed policies on phone use help their employees achieve a better work life balance. Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce ...
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Gov. Henry McMaster’s proposed 2024-25 budget includes a proviso requiring public schools to ban student use of cell phones “during classroom instruction time” to receive certain state funds.