Report: Verizon Finally Admitting to iPhone

Report: Verizon Finally Admitting to iPhone

Published: January 07, 2011 @ 4:27 pm
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By the Wall Street Journal

Verizon Wireless is finally going to admit it's getting the iPhone.

The largest U.S. wireless carrier will make the long-awaited announcement at an event Tuesday in New York City, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The move will for the first time let U.S. consumers choose the network that carries their iPhone and perhaps give them additional pricing options that could affect their monthly bills.

It will also upend the balance of power in the industry, ending Verizon rival AT&T Inc.'s exclusive hold on the device and leaving smaller players like Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA facing two well-capitalized competitors offering the world's most popular smartphone.

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Tags: at&t, digital, iPad, iPhone, Media, phones, Verizon
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