[Ccarc] Analog Cellular coming to an end?

[Tom Murray]

Guys,

I received this from the FCC News Alert Service.

Tom  KB9WSL

If you receive cellular phone service and have an older, analog-only 
handset,
beginning at midnight on February 18, 2008, your service may be affected.  
As of
this date, cellular phone companies are no longer required to provide analog
cellular service.  If you have a handset with advanced features such as text 
or
instant messaging, Internet browsing, or an integrated camera, then you do 
not
have an analog handset.  Handsets with these features are digital handsets.
Customers with digital handsets will not be affected by this change.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires cellular phone 
companies to
notify their customers at least four months before they plan to discontinue
analog cellular service, and again at least one month before discontinuing
analog service.  Customers who receive a discontinuance notice from their
cellular phone company and still have questions, or who want to know whether
their coverage may be affected when they "roam" into another provider's 
service
area, can call their cellular phone companies.

To find out more about the analog cellular sunset, see our Consumer Advisory
found at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/analogcellphone.html.




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