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Verizon Wireless Shortens Exclusivity Periods

May 8, 2009, 11:27 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Verizon Wireless recently revealed that the company has shortened the time it wants exclusive rights to sell handsets from LG and Samsung. By limiting exclusivity to six months, it gives other carriers, such as rural providers, a better chance to offer newer phones. The Associated Carrier Group, which represents a number of smaller, regional players, has complained that the exclusivity deals are anti-competitive. They called Verizon's move a good one, but complained it doesn't go far enough.

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ecycled

May 8, 2009, 12:38 PM

join because

Yeah if you want to sign up with someone you should do it because the offer the same phones everyone else does........

aren't the little players just going to get bought out until we only have a handful of the big carriers anyways. I guess non-exclusivity makes merging easier.

jskrenes

I don't know. You could argue that non-exclusivity makes merging easier since that means that there is little handset transition needed when mergers happen. Or you could argue that non-exclusivity helps smaller carriers stay alive because their custom...
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