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CTOnews.com, January 2, 2023, Verizon announced the formal shutdown of 3G network. At present, US operators will shut down 3G networks, and AT&T users have already gone through this process. Bell has also announced the shutdown date of its traditional network and sent reminders to commercial customers.

Mike Haberman, Vice President of Network Engineering at Verizon, explained: "since 2016, we have said many times that we are accelerating the decommissioning of our 3G CDMA network. We initially announced that we would shut down our 3G network in 2019. However, we have extended this date to the end of 2020 and now to the end of 2022 to take care of our customers and make every effort to minimize disruption to their services as they switch to newer and more advanced technologies.

The executive pointed out that 99 per cent of cellco's 120.88 million users are now using 4G or 5G networks, and less than 1 per cent of users are still accessing connections through 3G networks.

That is, if you are a Verizon user and are using a 3G (CDMA) or 4G (non-VoLTE) device that does not support HD voice services, the device will no longer be able to make / receive calls, send / receive text messages, or use data services.

In response to user demand, US operators said: when we shut down 3G networks, devices that do not have at least 4G capabilities will not be able to use data or voice services. This means that while some device functions may still be valid, you will not be able to access our network unless you upgrade to a newer device.

It is worth mentioning that not all operators will shut down traditional network services, and T-Mobile remains silent on when their "legacy" 2G GSM network will be decommissioned. CTOnews.com found that currently only the "date not set" statement is available on T-Mobile 's support page, and Un-carrier 's 2G (GSM, GPRS, EDGE) networks are still struggling.

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