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For Appalachian Wireless subscribers, the 3G network was shut down in phases and completed by March 1, 2023.  Some mobile providers had already completed the shutdown of their 3G networks, while others are scheduled to occur later in 2023 according to the FCC's website.

• AT&T announced that it phased out its 3G network beginning in February 2022.
• Verizon announced that it will finish shutting down its 3G network by December 31, 2022.
• T-Mobile announced that it finished shutting down Sprint's 3G CDMA network as of March 31, 2022 and Sprint's 4G LTE network as of June 30, 2022. It also announced it shut down T-Mobile's 3G UMTS network as of July 1, 2022, but has not yet announced a shutdown date for its 2G network.