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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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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.

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