Use of electronic devices on planes to be relaxed?

We're all familiar with the requirement to turn off devices during take off and landing and to enable 'flight mode' so things like smartphones can be used once the plane has reached a suitable altitude. According to the report, it may well be that devices such as laptops and tablets can be used at all points during the flight, but the recommendation may stop short of suggesting that direct calls be allowed. There's a range of opinions about whether electronic devices should be enabled during flights. According to evidence from US airline Delta, it made 2.3million flights in the last two years, but received only 27 reports from its crews citing interference from electronic devices. None of these could be confirmed, it added. Meanwhile, Amazon says that it has 'tested airplanes packed full of Kindles'. Systems already exist that support in flight calls, although via airline equipment – Virgin is just one airline with such a system. BA, meanwhile, has recently decided that, once the plane has landed, phones can be switched on once the plane has left the runway, rather than waiting for it to reach the terminal. Other airlines are developing systems that allow passengers with iPads to access in flight entertainment, rather than fitting out planes with seat back screens. But all flights currently require electronic equipment to be off until the plane reaches 10,000ft. It all makes for confusion about what is and isn't allowed. One argument against enabling communications is that a number of phones radiating 1W could interfere with plane's navigation system, but you have to think that an in plane WiFi network would be radiating similar levels of energy. Nevertheless, some passengers already believe that whatever the regulations are, they don't apply to them; it's common to see people tapping away on their phones when the plane is accelerating down the runway. Now we seem to be wedded inextricably to our electronic devices, perhaps it's time for the issues to be answered.