2G and 3G switch-off in Taiwan

Quick answer

2G in Taiwan: Off, 2017. 3G is off (2024). 2G is off (2017).

3GOff, 2024

2GOff, 2017

Operators

Checked 2 October 2026.
Dates are set by each operator and can change. Check with us before you plan around them.

Chunghwa Telecom 2G. Chunghwa confirms its 2G service ended on 30 June 2017; 2G numbers kept only customer-service and emergency calls until 8 July. Chunghwa Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom 3G. Chunghwa began switching off 3G base stations on 26 June 2024, and its coverage map (updated 1 October 2026) shows 3G fully closed in every district. Chunghwa Telecom
Taiwan Mobile 2G. Taiwan Mobile's 2G licence expired in June 2017 and it switched off its 2G network in August 2017. Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan Mobile 3G. With NCC approval, Taiwan Mobile began closing its 3G network before 30 June 2024 and had switched off all its 3G base stations by October 2024. Taiwan Mobile
FarEasTone 2G. FarEasTone says Taiwan's 2G service ended on 30 June 2017; it handed back its 2G licence, numbers and spectrum. FarEasTone
FarEasTone 3G. FarEasTone says it completed its 3G network shutdown on 30 June 2024; calls now need a phone and SIM that support 4G voice (VoLTE). FarEasTone

Taiwan's 2G licences ended on 30 June 2017 and its 3G licences on 31 December 2018; the NCC ran user-protection action plans for both switchovers. FarEasTone
Operators kept 3G running for voice after the 2018 licence expiry. The NCC then approved the shutdown of the three main operators' 3G networks by June 2024, with the spectrum moving to 5G. Chunghwa Telecom

Each SIM profile has its own page, showing where it works and what it supports.

Off, 2017.

Off, 2024.

Checked 2 October 2026. Dates move, so check the operator’s own notice before you plan a change.