Sprint Nextel will shut down all iDEN services by June...
Sprint Nextel will shut down all iDEN services by June 30, 2013, as part of its network modernization plan, the company said. As a result, it will send written notices to business and government customers beginning this Friday, it said.…
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Additional notices will be distributed to iDEN customers and vendors multiple times over the next year, Sprint said. As early as June 30, 2013, the iDEN Nextel National Network push-to-talk service will become inoperable. However, Sprint CDMA voice and data services on dual mode iDEN and CDMA devices will still be available. Sprint has already discontinued selling iDEN services in all channels and all brands. Sprint will continue to support customers with iDEN devices during the transition and will work to migrate iDEN customers to CDMA services. The 800 MHz spectrum for iDEN and parts of the iDEN infrastructure will be re-appropriated for CDMA and LTE services, a Sprint spokesman said.