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They are shutting down 3G to reclaim the bandwidth to use for 5G. Spectrum is precious to the carriers and it's not going to sit unused.
They are completely turn off analog, it's all digital from here forward, which saves a lot of bandwidth. It will be worth it. Shutting down 3G will allow them to turn up 5G, it's a necessary step to reach the promises of 5G.
This already happened with the previous generations but there were fewer devices, landlines were still common, and there were tech reasons to upgrade regularly.
Now people are holding onto devices for a decade. It's not a significant number but even 1% in an age where cellphones are often the only form of communication it's a lot of people.
And it's critical that people know this is happening since they will lose the ability to contact emergency services.