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“WE EXTENDED OUR SHUT-OFF DATE TO CARE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO CUSTOMERS ’ SERVICE AS THEY MOVED TO NEWER , MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ”
KAREN SCHULZ NATIONAL CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR GLOBAL NETWORK AND TECHNOLOGY , VERIZON
Faster , more eco-friendly networks In the US , the situation is far more advanced , with all major 3G networks having shut down in 2022 .
According to Verizon ’ s Global Network & Technology Corporate Communications Officer , Karen Schulz , the company has been actively decommissioning its 3G CDMA network since 2016 , shutting down its 3G network on December 31 , 2022 – although Schulz says the company had originally announced it would shut down the network in 2019 .
“ We extended our shut-off date to the end of 2022 to care for our customers and make every effort to minimise disruption to their service as they moved to newer , more advanced technologies ,” Schulz explains .
66 July 2023