Verizon To Start Selling Apple's IPhone In January -Bloomberg

29th Jun 2010 20:32

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Verizon Wireless will begin selling Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in January, ending the exclusivity of AT&T Inc. (T) on providing service for the smartphone across the U.S., Bloomberg News reports Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the plans. Brenda Raney, a spokeswoman for Verizon Wireless, didn't immediately return a call seeking comment, Bloomberg says. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris and Peter Thonis, a Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) spokesman, declined to comment. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and U.K.-based Vodafone Group PLC (VOD). Full story at http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a4pJKl__x3m4&pos=6 -Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2900 (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 29, 2010 15:32 ET (19:32 GMT)