Came here to say the same thing: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/14/how-5g-could-send-weather-forecasting-back-to-the-1970s_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2022/0

Came here to say the same thing: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/14/how-5g-could-send-weather-forecasting-back-to-the-1970s_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2022/03/14/how-5g-could-send-weather-f... The central issue here is greed. The bands used for science (like 23.8 GHz) are critical, but not enough concern was given to them, so neighboring bands were auctioned off without proper consideration of consequences from interference, due to lobbying pressure from telecommunications companies. From the article: While the FCC's 2019 auction of the 24 GHz spectrum band generated $2 billion in revenue for the Department of the Treasury, the costs from severe weather could be much greater. This is the type of unintended consequence that comes with privatization of government services. What looks like a cost savings in the short term ends up being a cost increase in the long term. See also: the commons, natural monopoly.