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The FCC will give up on the idea of allowing cellphone use on airplanes, the chairman said, because it was not clear whether the network on the ground could handle the calls. While the chairman, Kevin Martin, cited a technical reason on Thursday, thousands have written to the FCC, urging rejection because of the potential for irritating passengers.

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    TechnologyExpert1 year, 5 months ago

    And yeah, if I had written (but I didn't) that would be my reason as well. Is there nowhere we can escape from cell phones and get a little peace?

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