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2G is still operational pretty much everywhere. It's still the lowest level fallback for telecommunications.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/carriers-shutting-down-2g-networks_id151923
This is probably rather US specific, 2G is used for emergency services many places in Europe so it's not easily disposed of.
2G was decommissioned in Australia too