The Mobile Data Economy: How Much Data Do You Need To Buy?

(Simon Yeo)

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The most memorable AT&T story from this week's CES technology conference might be when it kicked out T-Mobile's colorful CEO John Legere from its party. But an announcement from earlier in the week has the potential to be industry-changing.

Last month, executives with Verizon said the company would one day test sponsore

NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint is offering DirecTV customers one free year of cellphone service in a bold move aimed at the satellite TV company's new owner, AT&T.AT&T, which bought DirecTV for $48.5 billion in July, has been promoting a bundle that knocks $10 a month off a combined bill for video and wireless phone service. For a single line, the value of Sprint's promotion is about $50 a month. It's Sprint's way of offering DirecTV customers a bundle without actually owning a video company.

(NEW YORK)—Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless provider, will stop offering phones at discounted prices when customers sign two-year service contracts. The move was made in the name of simplification, but it could result in some customers paying more.

(NEW YORK)—Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless provider, will stop offering phones at discounted prices when customers sign two-year service contracts. The move was made in the name of simplification, but it could result in some customers paying more.