The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-across-the-country-impacted-by-massive-cellular-outage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cellular outage</a> that crippled service for AT&amp;T customers all over the U.S. on Thursday was likely the result of a software update gone wrong, the company said. 
After speculation that the massive outage could have been caused by a cyberattack or even a sun flare, AT&amp;T released a <a href="https://about.att.com/pages/network-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> explaining that it believes the outage was caused by “the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack.” 
&#8220;We are continuing our assessment of today’s outage to ensure we keep delivering the service that our customers deserve,&#8221; AT&amp;T added. 
Sources familiar with the situation told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/att-outage-impacting-us-customers-company/story?id=107440297" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> that initial findings from the company pointed to a software update glitch and the company was not concerned about any malicious external activity causing the disruption. National Security Advisor John Kirby said on Thursday that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security had been investigating the cause of the outage, concerned about a possible cyberattack. 
AT&amp;T’s service issues on Thursday morning prevented at least 70,000 customers from using the basic functions on their phones, with some customers also unable to call 911. The outages mainly impacted people in Houston, Atlanta, San Antonio, Miami, Dallas, Indianapolis, and Louisville, leaving them unable to call, text, or use the internet on their cell phones, according to tracking site <a href="https://downdetector.com/status/att/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Downdetector</a>.
There were also reports of outages from Verizon and T-Mobile customers, but those companies said the reports of service problems came from customers attempting to communicate with people on other networks.
Some concerned and frustrated AT&amp;T customers went to their local stores to find out what was happening. One <a href="https://twitter.com/raphousetv7/status/1760813398907040118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1760813398907040118%7Ctwgr%5Ebc963d4502bda4fc0f8f81a6f118c3050c9e2a71%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2024%2F02%2F23%2Fbusiness%2Fatampt-blames-software-update-glitch-for-outage%2F">video</a> posted to X showed an AT&amp;T employee telling angry customers that the company was experiencing an outage and there was nothing he could do. 
One AT&amp;T customer, who waited outside a store in South Florida, said he couldn’t do his job since his phone service wasn’t working. 
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&#8220;I&#8217;m an electrician. Every morning I receive a call to let me know where I&#8217;m heading for to work and right now I don&#8217;t even know where I&#8217;m going,&#8221; said Dave Cash, according to <a href="https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/cause-of-at-t-outage-remains-mystery-as-south-florida-residents-flock-to-stores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WPTV</a>. 
AT&amp;T said on Thursday afternoon that its network had been restored to normal. 
&#8220;We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers. We sincerely apologize to them. Keeping our customers connected remains our top priority, and we are taking steps to ensure our customers do not experience this again in the future,&#8221; the company said. 
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Tens of thousands of Americans across the country had their cellular service disrupted earlier Thursday morning as AT&amp;T’s network was reportedly down for over 60,000 customers. 
There were also reports of outages from Verizon and T-Mobile customers. The outages mainly impacted people in Houston, Atlanta, San Antonio, Miami, Dallas, Indianapolis, and Louisville, leaving them unable to call, text, or use the internet on their cell phones, according to tracking site Downdetector. 
The spike in outages first occurred at 3:33 a.m. CST with 32,836 reports of disruptions before dipping at around 5:00 a.m. before jumping back up to around 66,000 by 6:51 a.m., <a href="https://downdetector.com/status/att/">according</a> to Downdector. 
T-Mobile customers also reported nearly 1,500 disruptions, with highest number reported at 6:39 a.m. Around the same time, over 3,500 Verizon customers <a href="https://downdetector.com/status/verizon/">reported</a> disruptions as well. The Verizon and T-Mobile customers largely overlapped with the areas where the AT&amp;T outages were reported. According to T-Mobile, this occurred because they were attempting to communicate with people on other networks. 
The San Francisco Fire Department said early Thursday morning that it was aware of the service problems saying that people were having trouble calling 911. 
“We are aware of an issue impacting AT&amp;T wireless customers from making and receiving any phone calls (including to 911),” the department said in a post on X. “We are actively engaged and monitoring this. The San Francisco 911 center is still operational.”
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The department also told people to try call using a landline instead of a cell phone.
“If you are an AT&amp;T customer and cannot get through to 911, then please try calling from a landline. If that is not an option then please try to get ahold of a friend or family member who is a customer of a different carrier and ask them to call 911 on your behalf.Do not call or text 911 to simply test your phone service,” the department said. 
AT&amp;T has not yet issued any statements on why the outages have occurred, but a spokesman did tell Fox that the network encourage people to use WiFi calling in the meantime.
&#8220;Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning. We are working urgently to restore service to them. We encourage the use of Wi-Fi calling until service is restored,&#8221; spokesman Jim Greer <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/cell-phone-outage-hits-att-customers-nationwide-verizon-tmobile-users-also-affected?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox.

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DirecTV’s 13 million customers can once again turn the channel to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-with-atts-directv-kicking-out-conservative-newsmax-and-oan">Newsmax</a> after the conservative network worked out a deal with the TV giant.
Newsmax, which claims to reach 25 million Americans each week, was removed by DirecTV in January and said it was targeted by the cable company because of its Right-wing political leanings. DirecTV, which is owned by AT&amp;T, argued that it dropped Newsmax simply due to failed carriage negotiations, but then announced on Wednesday that the companies finally reached an agreement, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/directv-newsmax-distribution-deal.html">reported</a>.
“This resolution with Newsmax, resolving an all-too-common carriage dispute, underscores our dedication to delivering a wide array of programming and perspectives to our customers,” DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, who previously <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/directv-newsmax-carriage-deal-washington-republicans-1235306761/">accused</a> DirecTV of “political discrimination and censorship,” said he was grateful for the new deal with the cable company that helped launch the network in 2014.
“Newsmax recognizes and appreciates that DirecTV clearly supports diverse voices, including conservative ones,” Ruddy said. “As a standalone company, DirecTV helped give Newsmax its start nearly a decade ago as it continues to do with upcoming news networks, which is why we are pleased to reach a mutually beneficial agreement that will deliver our network to DirecTV, DirecTV STREAM and U-verse customers over the next several years.”
After Newsmax said that it had been dropped by DirecTV in January, Republican senators <a href="https://thehill.com/media/3838578-senate-republicans-pen-letter-asking-directv-to-explain-decision-ditching-newsmax/">penned</a> a letter, asking DirecTV to explain the decision that “deeply disturbed” them. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote that DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax came as “collusion between Big Tech companies and Democrat officials” was being revealed. Through that collusion, conservative points of view were marked as “misinformation” and censored, the senators argued.
“The silencing of conservative speech at the request of government officials is a direct assault on free speech and a threat to democracy,” the letter said.
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Those on the Right alleged that DirecTV was attempting to silence conservative speech by dropping Newsmax and pointed to the cable company’s decision last spring to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/directv-to-drop-one-america-news-on-tuesday-despite-pressure">axe One America News Network</a>, another Right-wing news channel. DirecTV informed OAN that it would not renew its contract with the network after DirecTV faced pressure from some on the Left to drop OAN because they believed it was spreading “misinformation” regarding COVID and the 2020 presidential election.

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Soon, when you flip on AT&amp;T&#8217;s DirectTV, you&#8217;ll be able to find tens of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/legacy-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">liberal news</a> networks, but only two conservative-leaning channels — Fox News and The First.
Are those the only two conservative news stations in existence? No. In fact, there&#8217;s an even more popular channel than The First that DirectTV has elected not to carry: Newsmax.
Newsmax, the fourth highest-rated cable news network, just got the boot from DirectTV despite its success and popularity. Another Right-leaning network, OAN, was kicked off of DirecTV last spring.
The decision to cut ties with Newsmax, according to the company&#8217;s founder &amp; CEO Chris Ruddy, is a &#8220;blatant act of political discrimination and censorship.&#8221;
Indeed, Ruddy appears to be correct.
AT&amp;T&#8217;s decision to nix both OAN and Newsmax came after Representatives Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) <a href="https://eshoo.house.gov/sites/eshoo.house.gov/files/Eshoo-McNerney-TV-Misinfo%20Letters-2.22.21.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> in 2021 to the company demanding information as to what &#8220;action&#8221; it was taking to counter the usual allegations of misinformation and disinformation on conservative channels — Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN.
The two alleged that that trio of channels served as &#8220;hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.&#8221;
To back up their claims, McNerney and Eshoo cited a bevy of Left-wing outlets and watchdogs that all push Democratic propaganda around the clock.
Absent in the two&#8217;s concerns was anything about the Russia collusion hoax narrative, global warming falsehoods, myths about police violence, or any other leftist narrative that is based on lies. More alarmingly at the time, hardly any other cable channel seemed concerned that the government was, in effect, pressuring a private company to silence a media company.
Eshoo insisted she eschewed any direct violations of the First Amendment by claiming the letter was just &#8220;asking questions&#8221; and not explicitly asking for the networks to be dropped.
Of course, there&#8217;s the old saying: Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.
Perhaps the silent signal was sent to AT&amp;T loud and clear to toe the leftist line.
Per Newsmax, the idea that it was a financial decision doesn&#8217;t make any sense.
&#8220;DirecTV pays cable license fees to all top 75 cable channels and to all 22 liberal news and information channels it carries,&#8221; Newsmax <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/newsmax-at-t-directv/2023/01/24/id/1105756/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an editorial. &#8220;Almost all of these channels are paid hefty license fees significantly more than Newsmax was seeking — and despite the fact that most of the channels have much lower ratings than Newsmax.&#8221;
Republicans on Capitol Hill are promising to get to the bottom of it. Congressman James Comer (R-KY), chair of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee, told Newsmax that he is &#8220;very concerned&#8221; by it and will use his power to investigate.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve had several people from AT&amp;T reach out to me,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/james-comer-directv-newsmax/2023/01/27/id/1106175/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a meeting with them and, hopefully, we can get this resolved.&#8221;
Now, politicians such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), former President Donald J. Trump, and more are encouraging millions of Americans to dump AT&amp;T to send a message loud and clear message with their hard-earned dollars.
AT&amp;T&#8217;s decision comes amidst the backdrop of various corporations pushing the woke agenda. Evidence abounds that Big Tech has been in bed with the FBI and other actors to put the kibosh on Right-leaning media and speech that goes against the government-media complex agenda. Conservatives, it seems, are outnumbered in every sector of society.
Newsmax reels in &#8220;25 million Americans on cable alone&#8221; according to the company. They are now all being funneled to Fox News or the upstart First TV. But, for those who think it&#8217;s no big deal that liberal networks outnumber conservative channels 22:2 on AT&amp;T, they should remember that the censorship might not end there.
As Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ) explained, &#8220;First @OANN, now @NEWSMAX… This is an unacceptable attack on free speech, and every American should be outraged.&#8221;
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First <a href="https://twitter.com/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OANN</a>, now <a href="https://twitter.com/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NEWSMAX</a>…
This is an unacceptable attack on free speech, and every American should be outraged. <a href="https://t.co/6tAgzBNl8n">https://t.co/6tAgzBNl8n</a>
&mdash; Eli Crane for Congress (@EliCraneAZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/EliCraneAZ/status/1618358248817709056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Given DirecTV&#8217;s alleged political bias, it seems that conservative media is being blocked out on cable, thus allowing legacy media and the liberal TV industry to control the narrative even tighter. That stranglehold isn&#8217;t enough for anti-free speech actors. Leftists want to have complete dominance over the flow of information and the news so that they can dictate the direction of the country.
The antidote to that propaganda is the truth, which is why conservative outlets — such as Newsmax and others — are silenced by their opponents.
Author&#8217;s Note: Tim Meads is a former Newsmax.com opinion editor.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

What’s With AT&T’s DirecTV Kicking Out Conservative Newsmax And OAN?

What's With AT&T's DirecTV Kicking Out Conservative Newsmax And OAN?

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In recent months, chaos has erupted between telecom giants Verizon and AT&amp;T and the U.S. aviation industry over the safety implications of their latest 5G technology.
The aerospace industry and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are concerned that C-Band 5G — which relies on radio waves at 3.7 to 3.98 GHz — could interfere with flight safety technology such as radio altimeters that use a 4.2 to 4.4 GHz range.
“[R]adio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference from wireless broadband operations,” <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g">the FAA said</a>, adding it would require “limitations prohibiting certain operations requiring radio altimeter data when in the presence of 5G C-Band interference.”
“If bad weather means pilots can’t see a runway near those cell sites after AT&amp;T and Verizon light up C-Band frequencies Jan. 5, expect them to land elsewhere. Or not take off at all,” <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/12/21/5-g-phones-airplanes-flight-delays-faa/8947513002/">USA Today</a> explained. 
“You’ll be forced to divert the flight to an airport that is not 5G-covered,” said Robert Mann, president of the aviation-industry consulting firm R.W. Mann. &amp; Co. “Or you’ll have to not dispatch the plane.” 
In October 2020, Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) released a <a href="https://www.rtca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SC-239-5G-Interference-Assessment-Report_274-20-PMC-2073_accepted_changes.pdf">report</a> that provided clear indication &#8220;that the risk will be widespread and has the potential for broad impacts to aviation operations in the United States, including the possibility of catastrophic failures leading to multiple fatalities, in the absence of appropriate mitigations.”
What is the aerospace industry saying?
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Both Dave Calhoun, Chief Executive of Boeing, and Jeffrey Knittel, the CEO of Airbus Americas, have urged the Biden administration to delay the rollout of 5G.
In a statement, Boeing said the aerospace industry was “focused on fully evaluating and addressing the potential for 5G interference with radio altimeters,” according to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1066240779/boeing-airbus-5g-wireless-delay-aircraft-safety-concerns">NPR</a>.
“We are collaborating with aviation authorities, government leaders, airlines, and industry groups to ensure the continued operational safety of aircraft throughout the aviation system worldwide,” it said.
“5G interference could adversely affect the ability of aircraft to safely operate,” Calhoun and Knittel asked U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter, adding it could have “an enormous negative impact on the aviation industry.”
United Airlines
“If there’s any kind of weather, if there’s high winds, if the visibility isn’t good because of smog, you can’t use that equipment,” United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/airlines-brace-for-flight-restrictions-in-5g-standoff-11639929603">said</a>. “You can’t land at airports — at Chicago O’Hare, at Atlanta, at Detroit — just think about what that means. This cannot be the outcome.”
Airlines for America
“Immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant operational disruption to air passengers, shippers, supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies,” wrote the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and others in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/airlines-warn-of-major-disruption-if-5g-deployment-continues-will-cause-a-completely-avoidable-economic-calamity">letter</a> to U.S. aviation authorities.
The airline leaders then explained that “[t]he harm that will result from deployment on January 19 is substantially worse than we originally anticipated for two key reasons.”
Trilogy of delays
In response to concerns over safety, Verizon and AT&amp;T have delayed the rollout of 5G on three occasions. 
On November 4, 2021, Verizon and AT&amp;T <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/att-verizon-delay-c-band-spectrum-use-pending-air-safety-review-2021-11-04/">agreed</a> to “delay by a month the commercial launch of C-band wireless service pending an assessment of any impact on aviation safety technologies,” with the launch pushed to January 5, 2022.
On January 4, 2022, shortly after refusing a last-minute federal request, AT&amp;T and Verizon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/att-verizon-postpone-5g-rollout-near-airports-amid-pressure-from-government-aviation-officials">agreed</a> to postpone the rollout of 5G technology near airports by two weeks.
And on January 18, 2022, in another eleventh-hour move, Verizon and AT&amp;T <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verizon-and-att-voluntarily-limit-5g-near-airports-to-avoid-flight-chaos-americans-have-been-clamoring-for-5g-and-tomorrow-we-will-deliver-it">agreed</a> to temporarily limit some 5G services in the vicinity of key airports.
Flight cancellations
Emirates Airlines
“Due to operational concerns associated with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services in the US at certain airports, Emirates will be suspending flights to the following US destinations from 19 January 2022 until further notice: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), San Francisco (SFO) and Seattle (SEA),” the company said in a <a href="https://www.emirates.com/us/english/help/travel-updates/">statement</a>.
Japan Airlines
“Boeing has notified us that 5G signals for U.S. mobile phones, which will begin operating in the U.S. on January 19, 2022, may interfere with the radio wave altimeter installed on the Boeing 777,” the airline <a href="https://twitter.com/ByERussell/status/1483518596722614278">announced</a>. “We have decided not to use this aircraft-type on the U.S. mainland routes until safety is confirmed, and we regret to cancel the flight that cannot be changed to Boeing 787.”
ANA
“With the launch of 5G service in the U.S. on Wednesday, January 19, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indicated that radio waves from the 5G wireless service may interfere with aircraft altimeters,” the airline <a href="https://twitter.com/ByERussell/status/1483519092912971781">announced</a>. “As a result, Boeing has announced flight restrictions on all airlines operating the Boeing 777 aircraft, and we have canceled or changed the aircraft for some flights to/from the U.S. based on the announcement by Boeing.”
Air India
“Due to deployment of 5G communications in USA,  our operations to USA from India stand curtailed/revised with change in aircraft type from 19th January 2022,” the airline <a href="https://twitter.com/airindiain/status/1483454608026607619">announced</a>.
What has the Biden administration said?
On December 31, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a href="https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/12.31.2021%20-%20DOT%20and%20FAA%20Letter%20to%20ATT%20and%20Verizon%20.pdf">wrote</a> to the heads of Verizon and AT&amp;T, offering a “near-term solution for advancing the co-existence of 5G deployment in the C-Band and safe flight operations,” which was rejected by the heads of the telecom giants.
“The United States has the safest aviation system in the world. We achieve this every day by actively identifying risks and eliminating them. Passengers have confidence that when they board one of the daily 45,000 commercial flights they will safely reach their destination,” Buttigieg wrote. “We are an aviation nation because flying is safe. Our safe aviation systems and thriving aviation industry are profoundly important to America’s economy and our way of life. We know you share the desire to keep aviation safe and efficient, and we urge you to seriously consider this solution as a common-sense way forward.”
On January 18, 2022, President Joe Biden thanked the telecom giants for agreeing to delay the deployment for a third time.
“I want to thank Verizon and AT&amp;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,” Biden said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/18/statement-by-president-biden-on-5g-agreement/">statement</a>. “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.”
Does this problem exist elsewhere?
The main difference between the U.S. and other countries regarding 5G technology is the frequencies used by networks. In the European Union, for example, networks use lower frequencies than U.S. providers, thereby reducing the risk of interference. In France, however, “buffer zones” have been imposed around airports and antennas have been tilted downwards.
In the United Kingdom, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60042178?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&amp;at_medium=custom7&amp;at_campaign=64&amp;at_custom2=twitter&amp;at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&amp;at_custom3=%40BBCNews&amp;at_custom4=1B96D920-786B-11EC-8128-6FFE4744363C">said</a> that &#8220;there have been no confirmed instances where 5G interference has resulted in aircraft system malfunction or unexpected behavior.&#8221;
The CAA also noted that &#8220;different national mobile telecommunication strategies may mean that some [countries] have a higher threat exposure than others&#8221;.
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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On Tuesday, Verizon and AT&amp;T agreed to “voluntarily” delay the rollout of C-band 5G technology near key airports, following a warning from the country’s largest airlines that the deployment would cause “major disruption” to flights across the country.
President Joe Biden thanked the telecom giants for agreeing to delay the deployment for a third time.
“I want to thank Verizon and AT&amp;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,” President Biden said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/18/statement-by-president-biden-on-5g-agreement/">statement</a>. “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,” Biden added.
“Verizon is proud to lead the nation in 5G. Tomorrow, Verizon will launch its 5G Ultra Wideband network which will enable more than 90 million Americans to experience the transformative speed, reliability and power of this game-changing network on the go or in their homes or businesses,” Verizon announced in a <a href="https://twitter.com/KaraKenney6/status/1483509116006019079">statement</a>. “Americans have been clamoring for 5G and tomorrow we will deliver it. As the nation’s leading wireless provider, we have voluntarily decided to limit our 5G network around airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and our nation’s airlines have not been able to fully resolve navigating 5G around airports, despite it being safe and fully operational in more than 40 countries. Thanks to the best team in the industry for delivering this technology which promises a revolutionary next step in wireless communications including tremendous benefits for our nation.”
&#8220;At our sole discretion we have voluntarily agreed to temporarily defer turning on a limited number of towers around certain airport runways as we continue to work with the aviation industry and the FAA to provide further information about our 5G deployment,&#8221; an AT&amp;T spokesperson said in a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-verizon-5g-airports-catastrophic-disruption-travel/">statement</a>.
The concerns raised by both the aerospace industry and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relate to potential interference of 5G with flight technology such as radio altimeters.
“[R]adio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference from wireless broadband operations,” <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g">the FAA said</a>, adding it would require “limitations prohibiting certain operations requiring radio altimeter data when in the presence of 5G C-Band interference.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

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Biden Thanks Verizon And AT&T For 5G Delay, Will Avoid ‘Potentially Devastating Disruptions’ To Air Travel

In another eleventh-hour move in the ongoing saga over an upcoming 5G rollout, Verizon and AT&amp;T have both agreed to temporarily limit some 5G services in the vicinity of key airports, after the largest U.S. airlines warned that the deployment would cause “major disruption” to flights across the country.
“Verizon is proud to lead the nation in 5G. Tomorrow, Verizon will launch its 5G Ultra Wideband network which will enable more than 90 million Americans to experience the transformative speed, reliability and power of this game-changing network on the go or in their homes or businesses,” Verizon announced in a <a href="https://twitter.com/KaraKenney6/status/1483509116006019079">statement</a>. “Americans have been clamoring for 5G and tomorrow we will deliver it. As the nation’s leading wireless provider, we have voluntarily decided to limit our 5G network around airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and our nation’s airlines have not been able to fully resolve navigating 5G around airports, despite it being safe and fully operational in more than 40 countries. Thanks to the best team in the industry for delivering this technology which promises a revolutionary next step in wireless communications including tremendous benefits for our nation.”
&#8220;At our sole discretion we have voluntarily agreed to temporarily defer turning on a limited number of towers around certain airport runways as we continue to work with the aviation industry and the FAA to provide further information about our 5G deployment,&#8221; an AT&amp;T spokesperson said in a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-verizon-5g-airports-catastrophic-disruption-travel/">statement</a>.
This is now the third time Verizon and AT&amp;T have delayed the launch of this 5G technology.
“The ripple effects across both passenger and cargo operations, our workforce and the broader economy are simply incalculable. Every one of the passenger and cargo carriers will be struggling to get people, shipments, planes and crews where they need to be. To be blunt, the nation’s commerce will grind to a halt,” the heads of ten U.S. airlines <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/airlines-warn-of-major-disruption-if-5g-deployment-continues-will-cause-a-completely-avoidable-economic-calamity">wrote</a> to U.S. aviation authorities. “Given the short time frame and the exigency of this completely avoidable economic calamity, we respectfully request you support and take whatever action necessary to ensure that 5G is deployed except when towers are too close to airport runways until the FAA can determine how that can be safely accomplished without catastrophic disruption. We stand ready and eager to continue our work with the U.S. government and mobile wireless providers on finding a solution set that allows 5G to expand to the ‘C-Band’ while also protecting aviation from devastating operational restrictions. However, immediate action is necessary to provide ample time for those discussions to move forward in any meaningful way.”
The concerns raised by both the aerospace industry and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relate to potential interference of 5G with flight technology such as radio altimeters.
“[R]adio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference from wireless broadband operations,” <a href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g">the FAA said</a>, adding it would require “limitations prohibiting certain operations requiring radio altimeter data when in the presence of 5G C-Band interference.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

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Verizon And AT&T ‘Voluntarily’ Limit 5G Near Airports To Avoid Flight Chaos: ‘Americans Have Been Clamoring For 5G And Tomorrow We Will Deliver It’

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Shortly after refusing a last-minute federal request, AT&amp;T and Verizon have now agreed to postpone the rollout of upcoming 5G technology near airports by two weeks, following concerns over safety.
Late on Monday evening, AT&amp;T and Verizon agreed to delay the activation of 5G services in the vicinity of airports until January 19. In the meantime, officials will continue to work on the application of restrictions used in France regarding 5G technology.
&#8220;At Secretary [of Transportation Pete] Buttigieg&#8217;s request, we have voluntarily agreed to one additional two-week delay of our deployment of C-Band 5G services,&#8221; an AT&amp;T spokesperson said in a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/att-verizon-5g-rollout-postpone/index.html">statement</a>. &#8220;We also remain committed to the six-month protection zone mitigations we outlined in our letter. We know aviation safety and 5G can co-exist and we are confident further collaboration and technical assessment will allay any issues.&#8221;
Spokesman Rich Young confirmed that Verizon would also agree to the two-week delay, and that such a decision &#8220;promises the certainty of bringing this nation our game-changing 5G network in January delivered over America&#8217;s best and most reliable network.&#8221;
“The announcement comes as aviation industry officials had been expected to sue the Federal Communications Commission in a last-ditch bid to keep the rollout from taking effect on Jan. 5,” CNN reported. “Preparations to file the court petition were already underway when news of the agreement arrived, according to an airline industry official, who said that the litigation would be paused in light of the two-week extension.”
In a statement, the FAA thanked the wireless carriers.
&#8220;Safety is the core of our mission and this guides all of our decisions,&#8221; the agency said. &#8220;We look forward to using the additional time and space to reduce flight disruptions associated with this 5G deployment.&#8221;
This follows news that AT&amp;T and Verizon initially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/att-verizon-reject-buttigiegs-last-minute-plea-to-delay-looming-5g-launches">rejected</a> U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s last-minute plea that their scheduled launch of the latest 5G wireless technology be delayed due to safety concerns.
“With continued COVID crises, it has never been more important that our country’s critical communications infrastructure have the spectrum needed to handle escalating traffic demands from our customers,” AT&amp;T CEO John Stankey and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg wrote in <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017e-1c36-dee4-a5ff-fe3e997f0000">a joint letter</a> on Sunday.
Earlier in December, the heads of aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-cannot-be-the-outcome-air-travel-industry-sounds-the-alarm-over-5g-interference">warned</a> against the upcoming plans to deploy new 5G wireless networks, arguing that the technology could endanger the reliability of vital aircraft safety systems.
Both Dave Calhoun, Chief Executive of Boeing, and Jeffrey Knittel, the CEO of Airbus Americas, urged the Biden administration to delay the rollout of 5G.
In a statement, Boeing said the aerospace industry was “focused on fully evaluating and addressing the potential for 5G interference with radio altimeters,” according to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1066240779/boeing-airbus-5g-wireless-delay-aircraft-safety-concerns">NPR</a>.
“We are collaborating with aviation authorities, government leaders, airlines, and industry groups to ensure the continued operational safety of aircraft throughout the aviation system worldwide,” it said.

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On Sunday, AT&amp;T and Verizon rejected U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s last-minute plea that their scheduled launch of the latest 5G wireless technology be delayed due to safety concerns.
“With continued COVID crises, it has never been more important that our country’s critical communications infrastructure have the spectrum needed to handle escalating traffic demands from our customers,” AT&amp;T CEO John Stankey and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg wrote in <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017e-1c36-dee4-a5ff-fe3e997f0000">a joint letter</a>.
Earlier in December,  the heads of aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-cannot-be-the-outcome-air-travel-industry-sounds-the-alarm-over-5g-interference">warned</a> against the upcoming plans to deploy new 5G wireless networks, arguing that the technology could endanger the reliability of vital aircraft safety systems.
Both Dave Calhoun, Chief Executive of Boeing, and Jeffrey Knittel, the CEO of Airbus Americas, urged the Biden administration to delay the rollout of 5G.
In a statement, Boeing said the aerospace industry was “focused on fully evaluating and addressing the potential for 5G interference with radio altimeters,” according to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1066240779/boeing-airbus-5g-wireless-delay-aircraft-safety-concerns">NPR</a>.
“We are collaborating with aviation authorities, government leaders, airlines, and industry groups to ensure the continued operational safety of aircraft throughout the aviation system worldwide,” it said.
On December 31, Buttigieg <a href="https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/12.31.2021%20-%20DOT%20and%20FAA%20Letter%20to%20ATT%20and%20Verizon%20.pdf">wrote</a> to Stankey and Vestberg, offering a “near-term solution for advancing the co-existence of 5G deployment in the C-Band and safe flight operations” which was rejected by the heads of the telecom giants.
“The United States has the safest aviation system in the world. We achieve this every day by actively identifying risks and eliminating them. Passengers have confidence that when they board one of the daily 45,000 commercial flights they will safely reach their destination,” Buttigieg wrote. “We are an aviation nation because flying is safe. Our safe aviation systems and thriving aviation industry are profoundly important to America’s economy and our way of life. We know you share the desire to keep aviation safe and efficient, and we urge you to seriously consider this solution as a common-sense way forward.”
The two companies&#8217; CEOs wrote in response: “Agreeing to your proposal would not only be an unprecedented and unwarranted circumvention of the due process and checks and balances carefully crafted in the structure of our democracy, but an irresponsible abdication of the operating control required to deploy world-class and globally competitive communications networks that are every bit as essential to our country’s economic vitality, public safety and national interests as the airline industry.” 
The CEOs also argued that “France provides a real-world example of an operating environment where 5G and aviation safety already co-exist.”
&#8220;If US airlines are permitted to operate flights every day in France, then the same operating conditions should allow them to do so in the United States,&#8221; they said.
According to <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/at-t-verizon-reject-buttigieg-request-to-delay-their-5g-launches/">CNET</a>, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing the letter.
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

AT&T, Verizon Reject Buttigieg’s Last-Minute Plea To Delay Looming 5G Launches

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Net Neutrality. We have all heard of it, but no one seems to know what it is, other than the fact that it causes a lot of outrage online. Ricochet editor-in-chief Jon Gabriel hosts the latest Prager University video. &#8220;<a href="https://www.prageru.com/videos/what-net-neutrality">What Is Net Neutrality?</a>&#8221; in which he breaks down what it really means for those of us who surf the internet. 
&#8220;Net Neutrality means that the government will, one day, control the internet,&#8221; Gabriel begins. &#8220;&#8216;Wait a second!&#8217; I can you hear you saying. &#8216;That sounds bad.&#8217; But almost everyone you know says that Net Neutrality is good. Doesn&#8217;t &#8216;neutral&#8217; mean that no one is picking winners and losers, that everyone is equal? Maybe according to the dictionary, but not according to the people behind the Net Neutrality movement. For them, &#8216;neutral&#8217; means the government regulates the internet like a public utility. And that means bureaucrats making key decisions about how the internet is run. And that&#8217;s exactly what happened in 2015.&#8221;
Under the Obama administration, he explains, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed the new regulations on consumers: &#8220;No open hearings, they just did it.&#8221; The new rules insisted that Internet Service Providers (ISPs), inluding AT&amp;T, Verizon, that lay the cable that goes to your house, are &#8220;basically monopolies&#8221; like utility companies. 
&#8220;To prevent abuse of this position, Net Neutrality rules prohibited them from charging websites different prices no matter how much or how little bandwidth they use,&#8221; Gabriel explains. &#8220;But this is exactly the opposite of what utilities are allowed to do. Net Neutrality forces ISPs to charge all users the same price no matter how much data they send through the internet.&#8221;
Gabriel points out that this closes the door to innovation, forcing ISPs to create a one-size-fits-all pattern for the tech companies to get into, which will help larger companies but hurt smaller ones. In essence, it creates the monopolies that it is supposed to prevent, while at the same time giving the government more control over the internet, opening the door to future censorship. 
&#8220;If you want the current, or any other, administration to control the internet, you&#8217;re for Net Neutrality,&#8221; he says. &#8220;If you want the internet to remain free of government meddling, you&#8217;re against it.&#8221;
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