Link Harvest: VZ Repurposing 3G Spectrum for LTE
This is a good thing, even if it means that customers with older handsets will eventually need to replace them. We call this "refarming" spectrum.
https://gigaom.com/2014/12/03/verizon-starts-killing-off-3g-networks-to-make-room-for-lte/
https://gigaom.com/2014/12/03/verizon-starts-killing-off-3g-networks-to-make-room-for-lte/