Verizon and AT&T have rejected a request from the US government to delay next-generation wireless technology.
Washington – Verizon and AT&T reject US government request to delay next-generation wireless technology
In a joint letter to US Secretary of Transport Pet Boutigig and Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dixon on Sunday, US telecommunications companies sought to dispel fears that a new 5G wireless service would be harmed.
But Hans Westberg, chief executive of Verizon Communications, and John Stanley, chief executive of AT&T, have also agreed to take some temporary measures in the next six months to restrict service at some airport runways.
The airline has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FEC) to delay its planned 5G release this week.
Airlines for America, FCCC, a major US carrier and carrier, has not been able to adequately consider the potential impact of the 5G service on the industry. The team needs more time for the FCC and the FAA to address aviation safety issues. Those wireless carriers are related to the 5G service supported by C-band radio spectrum, which they spent billions of dollars on last year.
With the partial support of airlines, Buttigig and Dixon wrote to AT&T and Verizon CEOs late Friday that the 5A C-band service would be delayed by enabling an unlimited number of “priority airports” while the FAA studied the possibility of interfering in aircraft operations.
AT&T and Verizon have already agreed to a 5G one-month delay, which provides faster speeds for mobile devices when connected to networks and allows users to connect multiple devices to the Internet without delay. But telecommunications executives said Sunday that further delays by the government would hurt their customers.
“Agreeing with your point of view is an irresponsible move to not only eliminate unprecedented and carefully planned justice processes and checks and balances in our democratic structure, but also to deploy world-class and internationally competitive networks.” Importance, public safety and national interest are all important, ”the executives wrote.
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This story was edited to show that the service will begin on Wednesday, not Tuesday.
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