AT&T and Verizon are limiting C-band 5G expansion around airports even more

AT&T says airlines “have not utilized the two years they’ve had to responsibly plan for this deployment.” | Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesAT&T and Verizon have announced that they will push back plans to activate some 5G towers around airports after airline operators warned that the deployment could cause “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping. While both carriers have an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to create buffer zones around 50 airports, AT&T has confirmed to The Verge that it’s halting the rollout of even more towers than originally planned, and that the decision applies to a “limited number of towers around certain airport runways.” Verizon responded to an email asking if it was planning on doing more than the agreement requires with a statement that says it’s “voluntarily decided to limit our 5G network around airports.”
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