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Earlier this week, AT&T and Verizon penned a letter to reject the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Department. The two carriers argued that the proposed delay would result in an oversight in their network expansion for an “undetermined number of months or years.” The CEOs even argued that the move is an “irresponsible abdication” of network control.
Today, it looks like the two have had a change of heart. The two carriers have reached a decision, which is to delay its 5G launch in the C-Band for another two weeks.
"We've agreed to a two-week delay which promises the certainty of bringing this nation our game-changing 5G network in January delivered over America's best and most reliable network," Verizon spokesperson Rich Young said in an e-mailed statement.
"At Secretary Buttigieg's request, we have voluntarily agreed to one additional two-week delay of our deployment of C-Band 5G services," AT&T said in an e-mailed statement. "We also remain committed to the six-month protection zone mitigations we outlined in our letter. We know aviation safety and 5G can co-exist and we are confident further collaboration and technical assessment will allay any issues."
With this decision, the launch is now scheduled for mid-January.
Source: CNET
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