A handful of major high-tech companies wrote to House Transportation Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn. and ranking member John Mica, R-Fla. on Wednesday to voice their opposition to a proposed ban on the usage of wireless telecommunications on U.S. commercial flights, reports TechDailyDose.

The Consumer Electronics Association, CTIA-The Wireless Association, the Satellite Industry Association, Technology Association of America, and the Telecommunications Industry Association joined passenger rights and business groups that recently complained about a legislative rush to prohibit the activity as part of a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill without meaningful public input. Rather than eliminating the option of using devices on airplanes, CTIA Vice President Jot Carpenter called for a study to determine whether there is consumer demand.

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