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January 26, 2014 06:00 am GMT
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Our Addiction to Phone Subsidies Keeps the Wireless Industry Broken
Ditch your smartphone contract as soon as possible, and never sign another one again.
That might mean today. Or in a few months. Or even two years from now. Whatever the best answer is, know it and do it.
I was originally supposed to write an analysis piece on the wireless industry and the future of the contracts we sign to get subsidized phones. Sounds like a fun piece, right?
Well, after hours of research and interviews with a variety of telecom professionals, analysts and scholars, I have come to a conclusion this is best expressed in an op-ed: The wireless industry is a fractured, uncompetitive mess that has hooked customers on subsidized phones. Read more...
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