The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared 90% of the nation’s airline fleet to land during poor visibility at airports near 5G cell towers. Verizon and AT&T agreed to two delays before launching most of their planned new 5G service on Jan. 19 except near airports, where they agreed not to turn on new cell towers for the time being. Dozens of flights were canceled because of 5G concerns after the services went live, but widespread cancellations were avoided. The FCC and the telecom companies say that 40 other countries have rolled out C-Band 5G service without any reports of radio interference with planes. ___The FAA has a list of how the largest airports are affected, and other information about 5G: https://www.faa.gov/5gDavid Koenig can be reached at www.twitter.com/airlinewriterCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Source: Ethiopian News February 03, 2022 17:47 UTC