FCC 5G Approval Questioned by U.S. Lawmakers on Safety Grounds

Democratic leaders of House Transportation Cmte call on FCC to provide technical data and give FAA more time to conduct risk assessments about the potential for 5G to interfere with aircraft safety equipment.

• Rep. Peter DeFazio, chair of the cmte, and Rep. Rick Larsen, aviation subcmte chair, wrote to FCC acting chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Friday
• “The FCC’s and the telecom industry’s approach of ‘deploy now, fix later’ is anathema to the strong safety culture we have created and nourished in aviation over the last 20 years,” lawmakers say
• NOTE: FCC approved mobile phone providers use of frequencies in ...