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Verizon to Sell HTC Android Phone for $99.99

Published: Thursday, 5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 AM ET

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By: CNBC.com

Verizon Wireless said Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp phone based on Google Android system for $99.99, potentially putting pressure on smaller carrier Sprint Nextel[S Loading... () ].

he device Droid Eris, which goes on sale Nov. 6, is very similar to HTC's Hero phone, which Sprint currently sells for $179.99, according to Sprint's website.
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The Droid Eris joins the Verizon Wireless Android phone line-up along with the heavily advertised Droid from Motorola [MOT Loading... () ], which also goes on sale Nov. 6. Motorola's Droid is also based on Google's [GOOG Loading... () ] operating system.

Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications [VZ Loading... () ] and Vodafone,[VOD Loading... () ] is looking to create a buzz around its phone range for the holiday season in the hope of winning back ground lost to AT&T, the exclusive U.S. provider for Apple's [AAPL Loading... () ] iPhone.