Verizon, AT&T agree delay of 5G roll-out, avert aviation stand-off

AT&T and Verizon Communications have agreed to a two-week delay in rolling out a new 5G service that airlines said might interfere with aircraft electronics and pose a safety hazard.
 
The companies issued separate statements on Monday night, two days before their planned January 5 launch, and one day after rebuffing a request for delay from US transportation officials. The action came after a flurry of calls directed at the industry and the White House from aviation groups seeking a delay, and as airlines were threatening legal action.
 
The US Federal Aviation Administration had been planning to issue