To the editor:
In response to Kristen Beckman’s story “Pilots break no cell phone use” in RCR, March 16, 1998:
I wonder if the fears of reduced revenue for cellular providers who have air phones installed in commercial airlines is perhaps another reason the FCC prohibits the use of cellular phones aboard airplanes. They can come up with lots of reasons, but if you are forced to use an onboard phone, revenue goes up.
If I had the choice of using my own phone, or paying huge fees to connect with GTE or AT&T, I think I’d use my own phone. Actually, I don’t even use a cellular phone, I just turn my SkyTel pager back on when I hit the ground, and messages I missed are sent immediately.
Tim Dougherty
800-397-5273
SkyTel Government Account Executive
