AT&T and Verizon agree to pause 5G rollout over FAA safety concerns

The FAA warned earlier this week of potential interference issues between aircraft safety devices and 5G service using new C-band spectrum.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Alan Williams

But he said the company is still on track to deploy service using this midband spectrum.

News of the voluntary pause in deployment by AT&T and Verizon wasreportedearlier by The Wall Street Journal.

Verizon says that this new spectrum will allow it to offer peak download speeds of 1 gigabit per second.

The FCC auction of the C-band airwaves earlier this year generated a record-breaking $81 billion in proceeds.

Verizon and AT&T were the two biggest winners.