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FILE – A Dreamliner 787-10 arriving from Los Angeles pulls up to a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, that interference could delay systems like thrust reversers on Boeing 787s from kicking in, leaving only the brakes to slow the plane. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless services near some airports after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G services, scheduled for Wednesday. Airlines want the new service to be banned within two miles of airport runways. It is unknown which airports the delayed 5G rollout will be implemented. The pause comes after major airlines said the rollout would cause “A catastrophic aviation crisis,” canceling tens of thousands of flights across the country. AT&T and Verizon originally planned to fully deploy the 5G service on Wednesday after delaying the initial rollout in early December 2021. The CEO of the RexAir Flight School in Naples, Keith West, said, “we’re really surprised that it got to be this far without being investigated further.” West hoped for another delay so the FAA could do more tests on the impact 5G could have on airlines. West said the issues come from the altimeter, which lets pilots know how high up they are, particularly in bad weather. “If you’re trying to get down to within one or 200 feet to the ground, or even closer, and you have interference with this instrument, it really impacts your ability to understand how high you are, and if you can keep ascending,” said West. The FAA reported 54% of airports are impacted by 5G. WINK News asked a spokesperson with RSW if their airport is impacted. She said, “we only have the general information you have, at this time.” Either way, if 5G is rolled out before full FAA approval and airlines ground flights, you will certainly feel it in Southwest Florida. United Airlines said it’ll cause issues in major cities like Houston, Newark, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. All of those airports fly direct to RSW. The Biden administration released a statement thanking AT&T and Verizon for agreeing to delay their Wednesday rollout. You can read the complete statement below: I want to thank Verizon and AT&T for agreeing to delay 5G deployment around key airports and to continue working with the Department of Transportation on safe 5G deployment at this limited set of locations. This agreement will avoid potentially devastating disruptions to passenger travel, cargo operations, and our economic recovery, while allowing more than 90 percent of wireless tower deployment to occur as scheduled. This agreement protects flight safety and allows aviation operations to continue without significant disruption and will bring more high-speed internet options to millions of Americans. Expanding 5G and promoting competition in internet service are critical priorities of mine, and tomorrow will be a massive step in the right direction. My team has been engaging non-stop with the wireless carriers, airlines, and aviation equipment manufacturers to chart a path forward for 5G deployment and aviation to safely co-exist – and, at my direction, they will continue to do so until we close the remaining gap and reach a permanent, workable solution around these key airports. Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.