What happens if no one turns on airplane mode on a full commercial flight?
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The original US ban on cell phone use on airplanes was put in place by the FCC not the FAA. The issue had something to do with too many phones being able to reach too many towers simultaneously. If I remember correctly this caused spectrum to be blocked on multiple
towers causing overall congestion in that network area. FAA got in the game later with *speculation* that there might be a potential issue with airplane electronics.
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