The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some airplane radio altimeters to limit interference
Reuters David Shepardson
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Discussion
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@brendancarrfcc
Brendan Carr
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The Administration's turbulent & irregular approach to 5G continues - needlessly risking our global leadership. Congress authorized the FCC - not DOT - to set 5G power & operating rules. Yet DOT just supplanted the FCC's regime through a closed-door deal https://www.faa.gov/...
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@satcom_guru
Peter Lemme
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The @FAANews has not been transparent in their analysis and recommendations regarding susceptibility to C-band 5G emissions by Radio Altimeters. The corrective action has not been detailed publicly nor any address towards MOPS and continued airworthiness of functions that use RA.…
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@eliblumenthal
Eli Blumenthal
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C-Band 5G and the FAA drama isn't over yet. FAA announces that Verizon and AT&T have offered “some level of voluntary mitigations for another year.” C-Band around airports was supposed to be on hold until July 5, 2022. Now it is July 2023. https://www.faa.gov/...
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@b_fung
Brian Fung
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The FAA announces a longer-term plan to let aviation “safely co-exist” with 5G around airports. Telcos pledged to keep their voluntary limitations in place until July 2023, while airlines will have to retrofit affected planes with new equipment by then. https://www.faa.gov/...
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@vickerysec
Chris Vickery
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Can airplane passengers keep their Verizon phones powered on during flight? Why not? Explain in detail. Very extreme detail. https://twitter.com/...
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@verizonpolicy
@verizonpolicy
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.@FAANews announced that an agreement has been reached regarding the deployment of #CBand spectrum near U.S. airports. The following statement may be attributed to Craig Silliman, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer for @Verizon: https://www.verizon.com/... https://twitter.com/.…
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@davidshepardson
@davidshepardson
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.@FCC commissioner on latest on C-Band 5G aviation issue https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@davidshepardson
@davidshepardson
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More criticism of @FAANews 5G announcement from aviation https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@ajitpai
Ajit Pai
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836 days after the @FCC urged aviation industry to “take appropriate action, if necessary, to ensure protection of [altimeters],” the FAA says wireless carriers “voluntarily” agreed to delay #5G for another *year* as airlines retrofit certain altimeters. https://www.reuters.com/.…