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"description": "Wireless carriers, who would be on the hook, have opposed the idea.",
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"textContent": "WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026 – The airline industry thinks it should be reimbursed for the billions it will cost to shield essential plane equipment from interference by wireless carriers in the upper C-band.\n\nRepresentatives from a major aviation industry group met with top staff at the Federal Communications Commission to make their case Tuesday, according to a filing posted Friday.\n\nThe carriers, who would be on the hook for those payments after the spectrum is auctioned next year, don’t like the idea.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
"title": "Airlines Want Reimbursement for Retrofitting Gear After Upper C-Band Auction",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-22T09:47:20.822Z"
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