Verizon Said to Plan IPhone Launch, Helping Apple Combat Google
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Verizon Wireless plans to introduce its long-awaited iPhone at an event in New York on Jan. 11, according to a person familiar with the plans, helping Apple Inc. compete for smartphone users against Google Inc.
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will begin selling its iPhone near the end of January, said the person, who could not be identified because the introduction is not yet public. The debut will end Dallas-based AT&T Inc.’s nearly four-year run as the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, a period in which the device has both been a top seller and faced complaints about reception.