There is opposition to a proposal to allow mobile phone calls during commercial flights in the United States.
The US Federal Communications Commission has suggested that passengers should be allowed to make calls after a plane reaches 10,000 feet. Calls would not be allowed during take-off and landing.
The BBC reports the technological ability to make calls in the air has been possible for some time, but it has not been widely adopted.
The Washington Post reported that "hundreds" of emails were sent to an FCC commissioner after the announcement.
A petition posted on the White House website began building momentum on Friday morning.
"During flights, passengers are forced into a restricted space, often for long periods," the petition reads.
"Forcing them to listen to the inane, loud, private, personal conversations of a stranger is perhaps the worst idea the FCC has come up with to date."
