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T&I Leadership Seeks Pause in 5G C-band Deployment
Reps. DeFazio and Larsen are calling on the FCC to put off on 5G deployment in C-band until the FAA confirms it will not interfere with radio altimeters.

The leadership of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prohibit 5G broadband transmissions in the C-band until the FAA has determined that allowing them would be safe. In a joint letter sent to FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Friday, T&I chair Pete DeFazio (D-Oregon) and aviation subcommittee chair Rick Larsen (D-Washington) said they have long had “grave concerns” about the plan to use the band of spectrum between 3.7 and 4.2 GHz (C-band) for 5G broadband service because it could create harmful interference with aircraft radio altimeters.


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