American Airlines started offering a fee-based Wi-Fi service that allows Internet access while in the air this summer. The technology that makes this possible is based on CDMA EVDO technology, which connects the plane to the Internet via 92 ground base stations. However, American Airlines flight attendants are apparently urging their employer to block passengers using its in-flight Internet access from viewing pornography and other inappropriate web content. While short of a formal request, the problem of passengers who have a penchant for graphic sex or violence is posing a problem, considering the close quarters that airline passengers find themselves in. This is "not a new scenario for our crews," a spokesman for American confirms.

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