The US Federal Communications Commission will no longer seek to let people use phones on planes.
The Federal Communications Commission says it has ended a 2013 regulatory proceeding that had sought to lift the ban on the use of mobile phones while in flight on US airlines.
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The FCC said in 2013 it would consider allowing air travellers to make mobile phone calls at about 3000 metres but never finalised it.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in 2017 recommended ending the proceeding.
The commission in closing the proceeding noted strong opposition from US airline pilots and flight attendants and said the "record is insufficient to determine any reasonable solution that would strike an appropriate balance of competing interests".
Australian Associated Press
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