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49 U.S.C. § 41725

Title 49 Chapter 417 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications

  • (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations—
    • (1) to prohibit an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile communications device during a flight of that aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation; and
    • (2) that exempt from the prohibition described in paragraph (1) any—
      • (A) member of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft;
      • (B) flight attendant on duty on an aircraft; and
      • (C) Federal law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity.
  • (b) In this section, the following definitions apply:
    • (1) The term “flight” means, with respect to an aircraft, the period beginning when the aircraft takes off and ending when the aircraft lands.
    • (2)
      • (A) The term “mobile communications device” means any portable wireless telecommunications equipment utilized for the transmission or reception of voice data.
      • (B) The term “mobile communications device” does not include a phone installed on an aircraft.

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