Midday today the New York Times put the Verizon announcement on its online front page. The NYT report begins:

Verizon Wireless has stunned the wireless world by announcing that by sometime next year it will open its network to “any apps, any device.”

There is a lot of fine print, but the essence appears to be that Verizon will offer two flavors of service: its traditional bundle, which typically includes a subsidy for phone purchase and various other features, and “bring your own” device service, which will be open to any device that meets “minimum technical standards.” The company went on to say:

While most Verizon Wireless customers prefer the convenience of full service, the company is listening through today’s announcement to a small but growing number of customers who want another choice without full service.

Verizon Wireless had several reasons to get ahead on unbundled access. If it didn’t do so, T-Mobile or Sprint would surely have taken the lead. And the move helps attract devices that could compete against the Apple iPhone. . . .

Midday today the New York Times put the Verizon announcement on its online front page. The NYT report begins:
Verizon Wireless has stunned the wireless world by announcing that by sometime next year it will open its network to “any apps, any device.”
There is a lot of fine print, but the essence appears to be that [...]