# Carolina West Wireless Shutting Down — Transitioning to Verizon
**URL:** https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220
**Category:** General
**Created:** [June 24, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220 "2026-06-24T16:03:54Z")
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### Author:  [@davenc](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/davenc)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220/1 "2026-06-24T16:03:55Z")
> **[Carolina West Wireless Shutting Down — Transitioning to Verizon](https://wataugaonline.com/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/)**
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> Carolina West Wireless, the regional carrier that has served northwestern North Carolina for 35 years, announced Wednesday that it is shutting down its wireless network and transitioning customers to Verizon, with service ending September 30, 2026....
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### Author:  [@AuntTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/AuntTC)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220/2 "2026-06-25T16:45:44Z")
As if Western North Carolina hasn’t already had it’s share of problems in the last 2 years. This will just be another issue that residents have to handle.
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### Author:  [@davenc](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/davenc)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220/3 "2026-06-25T17:04:00Z")
A large portion of NC is also covered by US Cellular so customers of USCC have been dealing with the transition to T-Mobile.
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### Author:  [@AuntTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/AuntTC)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/carolina-west-wireless-shutting-down-transitioning-to-verizon/1220/4 "2026-06-25T19:17:21Z")
It’s just sad … I live in piedmont NC, but I have friends in western NC.