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New Sprint Mobile Plan Could Spark Price War

Sprint Nextel's prepaid mobile unit, Boost Mobile, is offering unlimited voice, text and Web access for $50 a month starting next week, a move that could spark a price war. The plan also has no roaming charges; rival plans do.

Boost believes the new offering will be attractive to its existing customers and those of rival carriers, including the leading monthly contract providers such as Verizon Wireless, AT&T's Mobile unit and T-Mobile USA, Paul Taylor reports.

"This plan is designed to be disruptive," says Matt Carter, Boost's president. "Wireless consumers know there's a lot of wrong out there -- activation fees, overage charges and extra costs for services like voicemail and roaming."

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