As it looks to extend wired and wireless connectivity through the UK, comms provider BT has earmarked the city of Leeds as one of the first cities to trial new ...
will launch towers everywhere else as planned with the exception of the limited number of towers around airports. the airlines say 5g signal could interfere with instruments on planes. president biden says that this agreement from the cell providers will avoid devastating disruptions to passenger travel, cargo operations and our economic infrastructure. more than 90% of the wireless towers will be implemented as scheduled. so it seems like the worst has been avoided but we'll see when the roll-out officially commenced tomorrow. >> charles: so as president biden prepares a press conference, what if i told you about he and his party are worried about one month?
smelled gas, it is under investigation. david? >> all right, will reeve tonight. thank you. now to the battle between the major airlines in the u.s. and key cell phone care yores over 5g service. that crisis averted, at least for now, in this high stakes showdown. the airlines warning of major disruptions to travel and cargo delivery when 5g wireless technology goes live tomorrow. well, late today, verizon and at&t now agreeing to delay 5g near some major airports. abc's gio benitez covers aviation. >> reporter: tonight, crisis averted. at&t and verizon agreeing to temporarily limit the number of towers around airports that will carry their high speed 5g signals. the unexpected move coming just a day after major u.s. airlines warned that there could be a, quote, catastrophic disruption to air travel, if 5g rolled out near major airports. here's the worry. that stronger 5g signal is very similar to the frequency of a plane's radio altimeter, a device pilots use to judge their
impacts on the aviation industry , traveling public, our workforce and broader economy. at&t and verizon while they agree upon the rollout insist their equipment will not interfere with aircraft great at&t writing we are frustrated by the faa inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done which is to safely deploy 5g technology without disrupting aviation services. the faa argues the 5g signal here in the u.s. is much more powerful than in other countries . 5g wireless is supposed to offe faster and more reliable wireless and internet to millions of americans, airlines for america estimate of the 5g rollout could result in up to 345,000 flight delays or cancellations costing billions and operation costs and lost wages. president biden raised the temporary delay. white house press secretary jen psaki said the administration i trying to avoid dire situation. >> they're are hundreds of
many years. the faa saying we didn't expect this, i'll own a little bit of this but after the bottom line after drama and hair pulling and blame game, i have to board passengers and know it's safe for them to fly and great distraction to that. >> it's not the first g. i want to ask you since we're speaking given another issue you're a 737 pilot. concerns are raised boeing placed profit over safety in the design and manufacture of the 737 max contributing potentially to two deadly crashes. you've been a pilot for years including the 737. have those problems been fixed and would you fly and would you recommend that we fly 737 max jets? >> yeah, because the changes that were made, i mean, pilots were right out there saying this is wrong and many of us know the story about it. yeah, it was profits over people and we take that same philosophy with us on the 5g signal.
signal, leo has to drive to the top of a nearby hill. the problem is i might be doing this for five times a day, and especially now with the new things about the banks where you have to get a text message and come out and everything. it's becoming a lot more often. and this isn't a small not—spot for phone signal, it lasts for more than 12 miles. which can take about a0 minutes driving down these country lanes. visiting and need to make a call? well, then you might need one of these. but things are about to change. a 5g mast will soon be switched on, giving wireless broadband to the homes scattered through this dale. how slow is the broadband? very slow! sarah tries to work from home online. a 5g signal will make a huge difference. it is infuriating. we pay the same amount as people in cities, and we get an absolutely terrible service. we live in a beautiful place, but it's very difficult to work in that beautiful place with the speeds that we have. her partner tim will get a mobile 5g
giving wireless broadband to the homes scattered through this dale. how slow is the broadband? very slow! sarah tries to work from home online. a 5g signal will make a huge difference. it is infuriating. we pay the same amount as people in cities, and we get an absolutely terrible service. we live in a beautiful place, but it's very difficult to work in that beautiful place with the speeds that we have. her partner tim will get a mobile 5g receiver so he can get coverage outside, too. immediately improving farm safety. if there is an accident, it's extra minutes, isn't it, to try and get emergency services here. we would have to run down home or take a vehicle down home and ring from the house. and you know, time is lives, isn't it? i can't enjoy what other people enjoy and take for granted. sam is 22. he hopes better connectivity
reaction is a walk—out. where somebody booked a cottage for a whole weekend, they were up here, they were also doing work as well as wanting to phone their loved ones, and theyjust couldn't do it. so, they just sort of threw the keys and left, unfortunately. no, nothing at all. here, to get a mobile phone signal, leo has to drive to the top of a nearby hill. the problem is i might be doing this four, five times a day, and especially now with the new things about the banks where you have to get a text message and come out and everything, it's becoming a lot more often. and this isn't a small not—spot for phone signal, it lasts for more than 12 miles, which can take about 40 minutes driving down these country lanes. visiting and need to make a call? well, then you might need one of these. but things are about to change. a 5g mast will soon be switched on, giving wireless broadband to the homes scattered through this dale. how slow is the broadband here? very slow! sarah tries to work from home online. a 5g signal will make a huge difference. it's infuriating. we pay the same amount as people in cities, and we get _
probably the biggest reaction is a walk—out. where somebody booked a cottage for a whole weekend, they were up here, they were also doing work as well as wanting to phone their loved ones, and theyjust couldn't do it. so, they just sort of threw the keys and left, unfortunately. no, nothing at all. here, to get a mobile phone signal, leo has to drive to the top of a nearby hill. the problem is i might be doing this four, five times a day, and especially now with the new things about the banks where you have to get a text message and come out and everything, it's becoming a lot more often. visiting and need to make a call? well, then you might need one of these. but things are about to change. a 5g mast will soon be switched on, giving wireless broadband to the homes scattered through this dale. how slow is the broadband here? very slow! sarah tries to work from home online. a 5g signal will make a huge difference. we live in a beautiful place, but it's very difficult to work
sarah tries to work from home online. a 5g signal will make a huge difference. it's infuriating. we pay the same amount as people in cities, and we get _ an absolutely terrible service. we live in a beautiful place, j but it's very difficult to work in that beautiful place - with the speeds that we have. her partner tim will get a mobile 5g receiver so he can get coverage outside, too, immediately improving farm safety. if there's an accident, it's extra minutes, isn't it, to try and get emergency services here. we'd have to run down home or take a vehicle down home and ring from the house. and you know, time's lives, isn't it? i can't enjoy what other people enjoy and take for granted. sam is 22. he hopes better connectivity will see people stay and live here. it probably would influence maybe not young people, but families to move back. and that would have a knock—on