AT&T and Verizon agree to postpone 5G rollout near airports by 2 weeks

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Source: CNN

AT&T and Verizon agree to postpone 5G rollout near airports by 2 weeks

By Brian Fung, CNN
Updated 10:03 PM ET, Mon January 3, 2022

(CNN Business) — AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone their planned rollouts of 5G infrastructure near airports by two weeks, averting — for now — feared widespread disruptions to air travel and shipping as well as a potential legal battle over the matter.

Both carriers confirmed late Monday evening that they will hold off on activating 5G services near airports until January 19, and that in the meantime, officials will continue working on adapting French-style restrictions on 5G to the United States.

"At Secretary [of Transportation Pete] Buttigieg's request, we have voluntarily agreed to one additional two-week delay of our deployment of C-Band 5G services," an AT&T spokesperson said in a statement. "We also remain committed to the six-month protection zone mitigations we outlined in our letter. We know aviation safety and 5G can co-exist and we are confident further collaboration and technical assessment will allay any issues."

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/att-verizon-5g-rollout-postpone/index.html

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1. "French-style restrictions" - Why France and not Japan where 5G and air operations are working

There are several countries where 5G is deployed in these frequency bands and where airline operations are continuing without problems.