AT&T and Verizon might delay 5G expansion again over FAA concerns
For the past month, AT&T and Verizon have been holding off on rolling out potentially faster, due to safety concerns from the Federal Aviation Administration. Now, it looks like an additional delay could be in store, once again over FAA concerns. The two major carriers had been scheduled on December 5 to use newly purchased frequencies to roll out C-band service, but delayed the launch to January 5 after the Department of Transportation raised concerns related to possible interference.
In the letter, sent by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to the CEOs of AT&T and Verizon, the pair asked for a delay of"no more than two weeks.
amid a surge in COVID-19 cases."This industry which got a $54 billion taxpayer-funded, government bail out over the past couple years clearly has much bigger issues to worry about."purchased the C-band spectrum in early 2021Engadget was owned by Verizon between June 2015 and September 2021. Engadget's parent company is now Yahoo Inc.
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