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BT has updated the schedule to phase out 3G services from its networks a little later than planned, saying this will now start early next year.
Britain’s former state-owned telecoms operator says the EE mobile division will commence a nationwide 3G switch off in January 2024 and plans to complete the process by March, but is keen for everyone to know it aims to take a responsible approach to turning out the lights. As part of this, the telco promised that all of customers that are registered as vulnerable will be offered a free 4G-ready mobile phone, or a discount on a monthly plan if they prefer to choose their own handset, to ensure they still have a phone service once 3G is turned off.in Warrington in north west England, where 3G services were no longer available from July 18 this year, and claimed it had received no customer complaints , and so it will be following the same approach across the country.
This was produced with charity AbilityNet, which helps vulnerable people access technology, and BT claimed that 4,000 people will have received AbilityNet training by the end of 2023 as part of sessions held in places such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, and London..
The telco is not the only company turning off its 3G services, as all of the mobile networks are looking to shut off the now outdated technology in order to focus on rolling out newer kit such as 5G.that it would begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 as part of a network modernization program, and is also aiming to complete its switch-off early in 2024. Three expects to discontinue 3G services by the end of 2024, leaving O2 as the laggard planning to switch off in 2025.
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