Economics
Verizon's Unlimited Plan Adds Hurdle to Cable's Mobile Entry
- Advantage to network operators in all-you-can-use data market
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Verizon Communications Inc. used to warn that unlimited data would drain profits. Now it’s seeing the upside.
This week’s decision by the largest U.S. wireless carrier to begin offering unlimited data services was in part a capitulation to competitors who have stolen away subscribers with similar offerings. But the move to unlimited may also help New York-based Verizon by putting further pressure on new rivals that are planning to enter the market this year.