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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which telecom company has decided to to shut down 3G network across India by March 2020?
A
Idea
B
Vodafone
C
Airtel
D
Jio
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: Bharti Airtel will shut down its 3G network across India’s 22 telecom circles by March 2020, and increase its focus on providing 4G services, a top company official said.

Detailed explanation-2: -T-Mobile shut down its 3G service on July 1, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -AT&T announced that it phased out its 3G network beginning in February 2022. Verizon announced that it will finish shutting down its 3G network by December 31, 2022. T-Mobile announced that it finished shutting down Sprint’s 3G CDMA network as of March 31, 2022 and Sprint’s 4G LTE network as of June 30, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) had granted its permission to the Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Airtel) to shut down their 3G mobile network by June 24, 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -MTNL becomes the first 3G Mobile service provider in India. After MTNL, another state operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) launched 3G services on 22 Feb 2009 in Chennai and Kolkata and later launched 3G as Nationwide.

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