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 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of 
 Amendment  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Facilitate  the  Use  of  Cellular  Telephones  and 
 other  Wireless  Devices  Aboard  Airborne  Aircraft 


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 WT  Docket  No.  04-  435 


 ERRATUM 
 Released:  February  15,  2005 
 By  the  Chief,  Mobility  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau: 


 1.  On  February  15,  2005,  the  Commission  released  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  04-  288,  in  the  above-  captioned  proceeding.  This  Erratum  corrects  the  vote  line  to  read  as 
 follows: 
 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell  and  Commissioner  Copps  issuing  separate  statements. 
 2.  Also  attached  to  this  Erratum  is  a  corrected  version  of  Commissioner  Copps’  statement. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Roger  Noel  Mobility  Division 
 Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 


 Attachment 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 


 RE:  Amendment  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Facilitate  the  Use  of  Cellular  Telephones  and  other  Wireless  Devices  Aboard  Airborne  Aircraft  (NPRM). 
 We  consider  the  airborne  cellular  NPRM  today.  In  it  we  ask  for  comment  on  whether  we  should  relax  the  rules  that  prohibit  using  mobile  phones  on  airplanes.  There  is  good  and  bad  in  this  NPRM.  On 
 one  hand,  I  am  glad  that  we  are  exploring  whether  technology  has  evolved  so  that  the  technical  limitations  that  led  us  to  establish  this  interference  rule  are  no  longer  necessary.  On  the  other  side  of  the  scale,  many 
 airline  passengers  don’t  relish  the  idea  of  sitting  next  to  someone  yelling  into  their  cell  phones  for  an  entire  six  hour  flight.  I  know  I  don’t!  So  I  hope  that  consumers  as  well  as  companies  will  participate 
 fully  in  this  NPRM  and  let  us  know  what  they  think.  Meanwhile,  we  here  at  the  Commission  need  to  determine  precisely  what  jurisdiction  the  FCC  has  over  the  annoying-  seatmate  issue.  If  we  are  limited  to 
 an  exploration  of  the  interference  environment,  we  must  ensure  that  some  authority,  maybe  the  airline,  is  empowered  to  control  the  problem. 


 Thanks  to  WTB  and  OET  for  their  hard  and  good  work. 
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