AT&T has begun decreasing coverage and preparing for the
eventual shutdown of their TDMA network. The following
markets affected are as follows:
- Knoxville & Dyersburg, TN-May 30, 2007
- Carbondale, IL-May
30, 2007 - El Paso, TX-May
30, 2007 - Albuquerque & Santa Fe, NM-May 30, 2007
- Virginia-June
1, 2007 - Grand Rapids, MI-June
25, 2007 - Alexandria, LA-July
15, 2007 - Appleton/Green Bay (inclusion of Wisconsin Dells), WI-July 15, 2007
- Rockford, IL-July
15, 2007 - Monroe County, MI-July
15, 2007 - Southeast Alabama-July
15, 2007 - Northern Indiana-July
15, 2007 - Northern Mississippi-July
15, 2007 - Southern Mississippi-July
15, 2007 - Surrounding areas of Tulsa, OK
July 15,
2007 - Mid Ohio (surrounding Cleveland)-July 15, 2007
- Southern Georgia-July
15, 2007 - Arizona-July
15, 2007 - Omaha, NE-July
15, 2007 - Iowa-July 15,
2007 - South Central Kentucky-July
15, 2007
Customers in these areas are being sent letters notifying them of the
decrease in coverage leading to a total shutdown, and being offered
options to migrate to the newer GSM network, with most options
including a free phone for customers that choose to stay with
AT&T.
What is known is that AT&T will allow these
customers to carry over their added features to the GSM network, but rate plans will not carry over, and those customers on TDMA goPhone/KIIC service will be sent vouchers for a new GSM phone, with a maximum balance cap of $250 that can be carried over.
Those customers that choose not to continue will be allowed to leave without an ETF if the
customer was still under a service agreement.
TDMA
Sunset Notification (AT&T)
