On December 14, 2016 (81 FR 90258), the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the federal register proposing to protect airline passengers from being unwillingly exposed to voice calls within the confines of an aircraft. Specifically, DOT proposes to require sellers of air transportation to provide adequate advance notice to passengers if the carrier operating the flight allows passengers to make voice calls using mobile wireless devices. DOT also seeks comment on whether to prohibit airlines from allowing voice calls via passenger mobile wireless devices on domestic and/or international flights. Please submit comments by February 13, 2017. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. Click on the link below to download the full version:

DOT 12-14-2016 NPRM phone calls on flights