The 5G fight: why AT&T and Verizon are at loggerheads with the FAA

The telecom companies have agreed to push back the roll-out of their 5G services over concerns it will affect airplane security

Late Monday, Verizon and AT&T agreed to a two-week delay rolling out their new 5G technology.

The technology was slated to launch on Wednesday, but in response to fears that the 5G service will impact airline safety - and amid threats from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground or divert flights at a time when the travel industry is already playing catch-up from recent weather and Covid-related flight disruptions - the telecom companies agreed to a pause.