[FCC Chair sends letter to FAA proposing lifting the ban on use of portable electronic devices during takeoff and landing.]

By Nathan Eddy (eweek) -- "FCC chairman Genachowski wants the FAA to broaden the period where portable electronic devices can be used during the flight.

In a move likely to please anyone who has ever wanted to make a phone call while in flight, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration requesting more relaxed restrictions on the use of electronic devices, such as tablets, e-readers and other portable devices, during takeoff and landing."

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