Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Monday, December 20th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech. I wanted to open today with a story that I've not discussed even though it's been happening

over the last several months.

It is coming to a head relatively soon, so I figured now as good a time as any.

What if I told you 5G could ground some airline flights in the U.S? It's something that's been kicked around for the last few

months as I said, but it looks like US Airlines have begun preparing in earnest for potential

FAA flight limits in or around 46 large American metropolitan areas

as a new 5G wireless service goes live on January 5th.

What's this all about? Quoting the Wall Street Journal.

The early steps by airlines are a response to a Federal Aviation Administration order earlier

this month. The directive outlined potential restrictions on landing in bad weather in up to 46 of the

country's largest metropolitan areas where the new wireless service is scheduled to roll out

on January 5th.

The planning comes as U.S. regulators consider two proposals, one from the telecom industry

and another from the aviation industry for protecting aircraft from potential 5G interference

with cockpit safety systems.

Commonplace in modern air travel, they help planes land in poor weather, prevent crashes,

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