AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay switching on some 5G towers near airports to ease the growing tension with the FAA as the agency is adamant the waves negatively impact sensitive equipment.
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The FAA insists that the frequencies which power 5G networks can mess with sensitive equipment, which may force airlines to delay, ground, divert airplanes, and perhaps even endanger pilots.
Though AT&T and Verizon argue there is no evidence of 5G signals interference with aircraft devices, they have taken steps to minimize the potential impact even as FAA conducts risk assessment.