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Cell Phone Companies To End Phone Subsidies?
- Chicago Tribune, Thursday, December 26, 2013 9:43 AM
The era of cheap or free phones from carriers could be ending along with contracts. The popularity of flexible mobile plans is forcing carriers to find alternatives. AT&T Inc. said it was considering doing away with phone subsidies. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said subsidizing a smartphone every two years was an expensive undertaking that he didn't think the company could afford.
