Verizon Gets i-Phone: a much-anticipated alliance between Apple and Verizon

Be careful what you wish for.  So goes the cliché.  But it has happened.  Verizon will offer i-Phone services, starting in February 2011 with its powerful 3G network.  The alliance means consumers will no longer have to stick to AT&T as a sole service provider for i-Phone.  No doubt, Verizon has a bigger clout in telecommunications market share along with speedy networks.  But in the long run, speed and broad access may run into other unseen technological innovation.   Even the debate over net-neutrality issues may need to be examined for the outcome of consumer rights and telecommunication business practices.  Who knows, i-Phone users may very well do not have to just rely on Verizon and AT&T.  A host of other service providers may join in to get a slice of the i-Phone’s market share with a myriad of new service features.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/technology/12phone.html

Courtesy: The New York Times