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House Subcommittee Approves Ban on Cell Use During Flights

February 12, 2014
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved a bill (H.R. 3676) that would ban in-flight cell phone use, as the hotly contested debate continues.

Committee chairman Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pennsylvania, who sponsored the bill, wrote in ‘The Hill’ this morning that passengers trying to talk over one another in a confined space can only lead to...