Why do people need phones on every minute of the day? If you're at work, you switch your phone off. In the HoC, if something really urgent came up that a Minister had to respond to, couldn't a note, you know, written on paper, be passed down so the Minister could decide whether to respond immediately, or let it wait till recess.
It's one of my pet hates, don't accept children should have mobiles with them in class. Don't agree with teachers who say mobiles can be useful to research a subject in class.
I feel certain things wouldn't grind to a halt if people switched off their phones to concentrate on whatever they're doing at one time.