[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      5G SERVICES MUST BE DELAYED

  (Mr. KAHELE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KAHELE. Madam Speaker, I rise to express the serious concern that 
our aviation community has regarding the rollout of 5G service. The 
Federal Aviation Administration has warned that potential 5G 
interference could affect sensitive airplane instruments, such as radar 
altimeters, which would significantly hamper low-visibility operations, 
and so we must delay the rollout of 5G at select airports until we can 
address all aviation safety concerns.
  Pilots across America are flying in low-visibility conditions, from 
snow to sea fog to other zero-visibility conditions, and they need all 
the instruments and procedures at their disposal so that they can 
safely protect the lives of their passengers and crew.
  We cannot and must not compromise on safety. It will be safe to fly 
when pilots say it is safe to fly. The United States has the safest air 
transportation system in the world, and we must continue to safeguard 
this system.
  I am thankful that wireless carriers have decided to delay the 
implementation at key airports, but that does not go far enough. The 
FAA needs to ensure that 5G services will not be implemented at any of 
the 50 airport locations that have been identified as vulnerable until 
safety can be ensured.

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