Verizon, the largest mobile operator in the US recently revealed that it will be finally shutting down the service at the end of next year.
Initially, Verizon announced that it would close down its 3G network in 2019. However, the operator extended its shut off date - first to the end of 2020 and now to the end of 2022 - in order to care for its customers and give them every effort to minimize disruptions to their service as they move to newer and more advanced technologies.
Verizon worked for the past several years to help those who still have 3G devices transfer to devices capable of accessing the 4G LTE or 5G networks and continue to actively work with remaining 3G customers to migrate them to new devices and technology. As a result of those efforts, Verizon said it can now report that more than 99% of our customers are using the enhanced features of 4G LTE or 5G, with less than 1% still accessing the 3G network.
