“It would be a catastrophic failure of government,” Kirby told reporters,according to Reuters.
Kirby, however, put the impact in concrete terms.
“It is a certainty.
This is not a debate.”
The carriers, along with experts from theFCC, say there are no serious interference issues.
But they say they will take these measures temporarily while the FAA studies the issue.
Six former chairs of the FCC have criticized aviation regulators for bringing up their concerns at this late stage.
The Biden administration is working with the FCC and the aviation industry to address the issues.