FCC May Allow Cell Phone Calls On Planes
BURNETT: Our fourth story OUTFRONT is money and power. The FCC considering doing something absolutely incredible, letting passengers use their cell phones on planes. Now this is either hell to you or heaven. You can make calls and send texts when your plane is above 10,000 feet. Richard Quest is that host --</s>RICHARD QUEST, HOST, CNNI'S "QUEST MEANS BUSINESS": You have to forgive me. I said that there would only be three of them. Look, I'm on the plane!</s>BURNETT: This is why some people will say it's hell.</s>QUEST: But it's coming. The</s>FCC -- BURNETT: They say it is safe.</s>QUEST: We know it's safe. Of that there's no doubt.</s>BURNETT: There are people who say it will interfere with the plane and make it crash.</s>QUEST: No, no, no. There is an antenna in the roof of the aircraft, several of them and that stops the cell signal from become too powerful. Your cell phone latches on to that and it is perfectly safe. It was done in Europe for a while. They've got clients all over the place who are doing it. This is not a technology issue. This is a sociological issue.</s>BURNETT: Which brings me to the point because on Emirates, an example here. You sometimes hear people on the phone talking about completely irrelevant silly things and there is nowhere to go. You have to listen to the whole conversation and it's awful. But I want cell phones on the plane. How do I prevent that?</s>QUEST: There is a difference between connectivity and telephoning. What you want is the former and what there maybe is the latter. People who are really against this are the flight attendants. They're ones who have to argue, to be referees with passengers who say they're too much noise.</s>BURNETT: Passengers will get in fights about this. No question about it.</s>QUEST: Tonight's OUTFRONT vote, @richardquest, yes or no to cell phones on planes.</s>BURNETT: I'm wondering how this will go. I'm dying for this.</s>QUEST: You're a hypocrite.</s>BURNETT: I am a hypocrite because I do relish the fact nobody can reach me. You can all go to hell, all right.</s>QUEST: So I said to her, there is no way I'm going to do this. It is clearly going to be -- I'm on the phone. Can't you see?</s>BURNETT: That's it. Goodbye to Richard. Anyway, go to @richardquest, please and vote. Let us know yes or no to cell phones on planes. Still to come, a risky takeoff, a giant cargo plane 747 lands on a runway. I don't know how it did that with no clue the runway was half a mile too short and then it couldn't take off. We are going to show you the video. Plus, a sneak peek at the Republicans' play book. I've got the GOP's 18-page guide that explains how they'll kill Obamacare. We are going to put their feet to the fire. And Vice President Joe Biden, red faced at a sandwich shop today. The second most powerful man in the United States did not bring enough money to pay the check.