The U.S. aviation and telecommunications industries at least temporarily have deescalated their clash over an issue that threatens to further disrupt airline operations during the COVID-19 pandemic-the potential of new 5G wireless networks interfering with aircraft electronics. Following crisis-like negotiations brokered by the White House, ATT and Verizon Communications, the top two U.S. telecommunications companies, announced an agreement with the FAA in early January to delay launching new 5G wireless services using C-band spectrum for two weeks beyond the scheduled Jan. 5 start date, then implement 5G exclusion zones around 50 critical airports for six months. The pause until Jan. 19 marks the second time the two companies have agreed to delay the launch date; they postponed it earlier by one month from Dec. 5,2021, at the request of the U.S. Transportation Department.
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