Two youths are seen using a Motorola mobile device in an undated file photo. American movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films, the head of the industry's trade group said. Industry leaders at the ShoWest conference for theater owners in Las Vegas want to find ways to win back crowds. "I don't know what's going on with consumers that they have to talk on phones in the middle of theaters," John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners, told the ShoWest conference. Theaters are trying a number of ways to silence cell phones, from sweeps by ushers to funny fake movie trailers urging viewers to shut off phones. Fithian said owners were considering other steps if that does not work. "We will actually petition the Federal Communications (Commission) to remove the block" on jamming cell phones, he said. That may be difficult, since federal law and FCC rules prohibit the use of cell phone jammers. The industry is broadly trying to increase interest in the movies. Motion Picture Association of America Chief Executive Dan Glickman told ShoWest that the industry is researching why and when people go to the movies and might consider an advertising campaign to encourage people to go out to the movies. (Agencies)

美國影院行業協會的負責人表示，為阻止觀眾在看電影過程中接聽電話干擾他人，影院業主目前正考慮請求聯邦通信委員會允許影院對手機接聽進行信號干擾，以改善影院觀眾不斷減少的狀況。 在拉斯維加斯召開的影院業主ShoWest研討會上，行業領頭人們談論最多的問題就是如何把觀眾重新請回影院。 美國影院業主協會總裁約翰·費西安在研討會上說，"我不明白為什么觀眾們非要在看電影的時候接打電話。" 影院已經嘗試了很多辦法讓手機"安靜"，比如，讓引座員制止觀眾接聽手機，或者播放有趣的模仿電影預告片提醒觀眾關機。 費西安說，如果這些措施無法奏效，影院業主們將考慮其他辦法。 他說，"我們將向聯邦通信委員會提出申請，解除在電影院內干擾手機信號的禁令。" 由于聯邦法律和聯邦通信委員會規定禁止對手機信號進行干擾，所以這個想法也許很難實現。 電影業正想方設法增強觀眾對于電影的興趣。 美國電影協會首席執行官丹·格里克曼在ShoWest大會上說，電影業目前正在分析人們去影院看電影的原因和時間，不久可能會考慮打一場"廣告戰"，以吸引人們到影院看電影。   (中國日報網站編譯)