The CEOs of the nation's largest airlines and shipping carriers are asking for "immediate intervention" to block AT&T and Verizon from launching part of their highly anticipated 5G network within two miles of airports.
At issue is 5G's C-Band, which wireless carriers invested billions on last year. Rollout is supposed to begin Wednesday, but industry group Airlines for America says the frequency could interfere with devices that measure airplane altitude and impact safety.
"Airplane manufacturers have informed us that there are huge swaths of the operating fleet that may need to be indefinitely grounded," Airlines for America wrote Monday in a letter signed by the CEOs of Delta, American, United, Southwest, FedEx, UPS and more, who serve on the group's board.
