turned off if they are within two miles of major airports. the ceos write, immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant air disruption to shippers, supply chain and medical supplies. the 5g could interfere with the altimeter if they land with less visibility. there are 5g sites near 80 airports. today the airline ceos warned, the vast majority of the travel and shipping public will essentially be grounded facing cancellations, diversions or delays. the faa issued that it would significantly impact our operations. the cell phone industry said
passengers shippers. supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies. the concern, those 5g ground stations could disrupt a radio ultimate or. which provides precise altitude readings when pilots land in port visibility. as 5g goes live wednesday the faa will prohibit pilots from using altimeter s at landing in more than 80 airports near 5g sites. including large airport hubs in dallas, new york, and chicago. today airlines ceos warned that the vast majority of traveling and shipping of the public will essentially be grounded, facing cancellations diversions or delays. the faa has issued in our worthiness directive, that would significantly impact our operations. cell phone industry insist that the technology has been proven to be safe in europe. it has already delayed rollout twice and says it will turn down the power at ground station it s near some airports. look, the wireless carriers
a radio spectrum that could bleed over and interfere with a plane s radar altimeter. those altimeters bounce a signal off the ground to give pilots their precise distance to the ground 50, 40, 30 reporter: critical for landing in poor visibility warning of potential interference, the faa had told pilots they would not be able to use altimeters at more than 80 airports near 5g sites, including large airport hubs in houston, dallas, l.a., new york, chicago, and seattle the airlines warned that would lead to massive delays, diversions and cancellations as soon as wednesday. the faa has to go airport by airport, runway by runway and do an analysis to clear these runways at airports so that we can safely fly. reporter: but the cell phone industry, which already delayed the rollout twice and says 5g is safe at&t today took aim at the faa saying we ar frustrated by the faa s inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5g technology without disruptin
and if there are ramifications that the airlines are predicting, at what point do people like you and me, regular folks looking to buy airplane tickets, see some kind of impact? if you believe the airlines, we could see an impact as soon as we try to fly on a day the weather isn t good, and we want to fly into chicago or we want to fly into jfk, la guardia, you name it, dallas, seattle, whatever. visibility is low and therefore they can t use their altimeters. they are suggesting they should pause indefinitely within a two-mile stretch of the airports any 5g cell station rollout. how much of this is the airline industry? of course, they can t afford to take any risks. the cell phone industry insists this has been rolled out overseas, it s proven to be safe. it s been rolled out near airports, and in fact, there is a butler, if you will, on the radio frequency, on the spectrum that should keep the altimeters
you want, and that s still the reality on the go and here at the capitol and at the white house. i would take any thought about a reset with a heap of salt. because, you can t reset and reframe and repackage a brutal reality for this white house. jake sherman and jonathan lemire, thank you so much for being with me this morning. stay with msnbc for a special edition of meet the press daily today. chuck is rolling out his meet the midterms coverage, tracking which way the political winds are blowing so far. that s today at 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific, right here on msnbc. we have some breaking news to share with you. it has to do with concerns about the 5g network sites around airports. joining me now, nbc s tom costello who covers aviation and has been on the story for months. tom? the bottom line here, sources are telling nbc news that negotiations are underway at this hour between the government and the industry. the cell phone industry, essentially to create the bu