The Biden administration's top transportation and aviation officials have asked the CEOs of wireless carriers
Transportation Secretary
While recognizing the "significant investment" the wireless companies have made in upgrading their networks, Buttigieg and Dickson countered that the economic stakes for the aviation industry and the potential disruptions faced the traveling public are also significant, "particularly with the ongoing stress and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic."
Citing ongoing concerns by airlines that 5G networks operating in the C-Band of the wireless spectrum could disrupt aircraft radar altimeters, the administration instead offered a "near-term solution for advancing the co-existence of 5G deployment in the C-Band and safe flight operations."
The temporary fix would include delaying the carriers' rollout of the technology for "an additional short period of no more than two weeks" following an earlier agreement on a 30-day delay through
Also as part of the proposal, Buttigieg and Dickson asked the companies to put off deploying the technology near "priority airports."
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