Boeing, Airlines: ‘Significant Time’ Needed to Resolve 5G Spectrum Issue

Boeing, Airlines: ‘Significant Time’ Needed to Resolve 5G Spectrum Issue
A passenger jet lifts off at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., in this undated photo. Gary Cameron//Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The aviation industry told the White House on Tuesday it will take “significant time” to ensure it is safe for major U.S. wireless companies to use C-Band spectrum for 5G communications.

In a letter sent to the White House, Boeing Co, Airbus SE, U.S. airlines, pilots, and others said they need the Biden administration and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “to help aviation and telecommunication industries reach acceptable mitigations.”