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Verizon Stock Briefly Spikes on Report of iPhone Offer
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Verizon stock briefly spiked Tuesday on reports that it will offer an Apple iPhone in January of next year.
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Getty Images The Apple iPhone 4, released last week, sold 1.7 million units as of Saturday, the company reported Monday. |
On a day when stocks were lower almost across the board, Verizon [VZ
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If true, Verizon's move would end AT&T 's exclusive hold on the wildly popular smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar with the plans said, according to Bloomberg.
AT&T shares [T
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The report said the device would be available to customers in January of 2011, according to people familiar with the plan. They declined to be named because the information isn't public.
Verizon is not confirming or denying the story. They say they do not comment on rumors or speculation. The Bloomberg report said that an Apple spokeswoman also declined to comment.
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