Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Ms. Amanda Huetinck Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th ST SW Washington, DC 20554 RE:    Expanding Access to Mobile Wireless Services Onboard Aircraft           WT Docket No. 13-301; FCC 13-157           Notice of Proposed Rulemaking           Federal Communications […]

[As published by Kevin Robillard in Politico] The FCC took a step Thursday toward allowing cellphone calls in the air — but not before the Transportation Department announced it will consider using its own authority to ban them. The move sets up a future sought by many members of Congress and the traveling public: Airline […]

Sign the DeFazio-Grimm Letter to Oppose In-Flight Voice Communications  Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) I urge you to sign on to a bipartisan letter being led by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Michael Grimm (R-NY) to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler expressing opposition to lifting the ban that currently prohibits […]