Verizon wireless gets the iPhone

Verizon wireless gets the iPhone
Well, that's that. After more than
three years of rumors,
speculation, and plain old wishful
thinking, Verizon Wireless finally
announced Tuesday that it will
soon be offering its own version
of the iPhone, bringing AT&T 's
long monopoly on the wildly
popular handset to an end.
The long-expected news came at
a packed press conference at Jazz
at Lincoln Center in New York
City, just a couple of days after
the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas wrapped up.
Verizon's jubilant CEO, Lowell
McAdam, was joined onstage by
Apple COO Tim Cook (no sign of
Steve Jobs, by the way) and
Verizon Wireless CEO Dan
Mead. McAdam confirmed that
discussions to bring the iPhone to
Verizon began as early as 2008.
The iPhone 4 will become
available for pre-order for
existing Verizon subscribers on
February 3, with general
availability to begin on February
10.
Verizon wireless gets the iPhone