T-Mobile Delays Shutdown of Sprint's CDMA Network

T-Mobile has said that it will extend by three months its planned shutdown of Sprint's old CDMA network. It now plans to shutter the network at the end of March, rather than Jan. 1, 2022. From a report: The move follows complaints by Dish Network that shutting down the network will hurt millions of its customers who own devices that still access the older network. In a statement, T-Mobile says it needs to shut down the older network to create more bandwidth for 5G, but said extending support for three months won't materially affect its plans. T-Mobile added it has done its part to transition the former Sprint customers on its network.

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