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Health 5G cell service may come at price of weather safety in U.S. Monday, March 18th 2019, 7:30 pm - As companies pursue 5G cell coverage, weather scientists and other agencies flag potential dangers of the expanded broadcast spectrum.

The airwaves over the United States are about to get a bit roomier, despite concerns that new access may 'seriously impact public safety'.

The U.S.'s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened an auction last week to allow telecommunications companies to bid for access to new transmission frequencies for their wireless signals -- dubbed the '5G spectrum auction', as companies are expected to use this new frequency band to support expanded celluar service across the country.

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This is despite numerous concerns flagged by U.S. Congress, NASA, NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Department of Defense, that access to the frequencies up for auction -- between 24.25 and 25.25 gigahertz (GHz) -- will interfere with the collection of critical weather data.

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