AT&T Shutting Down TDMA Customers in Midwest Markets

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)