The End of Analog Cell Phone Service February 19, 2008 by jclements Here are two informative articles about the end Analog Cell phone service: PC WORLD: Most Analog Cellular to Fade Away Next Week The biggest U.S. mobile operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will close down their analog networks on Monday. Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:00 PM PST Gizmodo: The Analog Cellphone Timeline As of today, the analog cellphone is no more. Here’s the complete timeline of its development, since Greece in 490BC to February 18, 2008, the day in which networks are no longer obligated to provide with analog cellphone coverage.