Emirates Will Permit Cellphone Use in January

Nov 9th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

Emirates will permit in-flight cellphone use beginning in January. Calls will cost about $4 a minute, which should help keep people from yapping for 13 straight hours. I hope.

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